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Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter that caused 2 aborted landings at DCA

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter as it neared the Pentagon on a flight that caused two aborted landings at DCA.

NBC 6 South Florida's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter for 20 seconds, causing jets to abort landings at DC airport (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that

  3. WHDH Boston

    Army says it briefly lost contact with helicopter that caused 2 flights to abort landings in DC this month - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight

  4. CBS News

    Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on May 1 flight, causing 2 planes to abort D.C. landings (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    On May 1, the Pentagon briefly lost contact with an Army helicopter nearby, causing two planes to abort landings at D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.

  5. NBC 6 South Florida

    Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter that caused 2 aborted landings at DCA (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter as it neared the Pentagon on a flight that caused two aborted landings at DCA.

  6. Military Times

    Pentagon lost contact with Army helo that caused DC jet diversions (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Controllers lost contact on May 1 because a temporary control tower antenna had not been set up at the correct location, Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman told AP.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Military reports a loss of contact with helicopter (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings earlier this month at a Washington airport, the Army told The Associated Press Friday.

  8. WMUR

    Pentagon lost contact with helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Military air traffic controllers lost contact with a helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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