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YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - Police helicopter crash: Pilot dead, troopers hurt in Pennsylvania collision

An airplane pilot was killed after a collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived, authorities said. The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter that was near the ground, Lt. Col. George Bivens, the state’s acting police commissioner, said during a news conference. The FAA and NTSB called it a midair collision but state police didn’t clarify if the plane was off the ground. The crash at the small airport in Carlisle, about 110 miles northwest of Philadelphia, involved the Bell 407 helicopter and the Cessna 150, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Cessna is a two-seat aircraft that is typically…

JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Two helicopter pilots killed while battling wildfire in Utah

The pilots died after their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter crashed Friday morning, according to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office.

DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Firefighting Helicopters Collide Mid-Air, Killing Two Pilots, In Horrifying Video

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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - 2 Pilots Dead: Plane Collides With Fire Truck On Runway At Laguardia Airport In New York | TRENDING

Two pilots were killed in a collision between a jet and a fire truck on a runway at LaGuardia International Airport in New York. The aircraft was attempting to land when it struck the emergency vehicle, which was traveling across the runway to respond to an incident with a United Airlines flight, according to Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The crash resulted in the death of the pilot and co-pilot, while 41 passengers were taken to the hospital. A majority of them were released by Monday morning after receiving treatment, Garcia said at a press conference. In total, 72 passengers and 4 crew members were on board the Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada.…