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Reflecting on one year since the deadly air collision over the Potomac River

One year ago, an American Airlines jet collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, out on a training exercise, killing 67 people.

Host Scott Tong speaks to WAMU reporter Kayla Hewitt about the victims and where investigations into the disaster stand.

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