The recent crash of a military helicopter into American Airlines flight 5342 is sparking a lot of doubts about the idea that it was simply a tragic air accident:
Wild conspiracy theorists are pushing unsubstantiated claims that the deadly crash that saw a Army Black Hawk helicopter collide with a passenger jet was deliberate. American Airlines Flight 5342 was approaching Washington’s Reagan National Airport around 9pm Wednesday when the military chopper and plane collided in mid-air, before both falling into the Potomac River. The airplane held four crew members and 60 passengers, and the helicopter carrying three soldiers on a ‘training flight’.
Officials have not said how many people died in the accident but the bodies of 30 people reported to have been recovered so far. Authorities have suggested that there may be no survivors.
The Army and Defense Department has launched an investigation into the crash as many question how a plane with modern collision-avoidance technology and nearby traffic controllers could collide with a military aircraft over the nation’s capital. Conspiracy theorists have rushed to social media to place uncorroborated blame on the US government, suggesting the collision must have been intentional because ‘military helicopters don’t fly into planes’. Some allege the helicopter appeared to ‘chase’ the Bombadier plane as it approached for landing, comparing the scene to a ‘1970s-style assassination’.
Among those “wild conspiracy theorists” is the Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces, the 47th President of the United States.
The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!
Fortunately, with President Trump in charge, there is at least a chance that the investigation into the crash will be a legitimate one. And the vital question may not be who was on the plane, but rather, who was on the helicopter.
The Blackhawk apparently did NOT have its transponder on, and was designated as a “PAT” (Priority Air Transport) which means that there was a very high ranking Military Official on board the helicopter.