Investigators share update on American Airlines plane crash as all ‘major pieces’ are recovered &#8211; US&#8230;

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The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed 'all major pieces' of the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter are recovered 'All major pieces' of the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter have been recovered for 'further examination', it has been confirmed.

On January 29 at 8.47pm ET, an American Airlines passenger plane - flight 5342 - and a US military helicopter collided mid-air over the Potomac River , close to the Ronald Reagan...