Pilot of downed plane remembered for his 'passion for flying'

The pilot and flight instructor of Puerto Rican heritage was described as skilled and dedicated and remembered for his love of flying.

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Teenage skaters, a young pilot and a professor - the victims of DC plane crash

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College professor, newly engaged pilot among victims of DC plane crash

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Sen. Duckworth, former Black Hawk pilot, on flying in D.C. airspace

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CBS News - 23h
Former Black Hawk pilot examines D.C. plane crash

As we learn more about the deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter in Washington, D.C., military officials are joining the search for clues that will help determine ...
CBS News - 1d
Duckworth, a former Black Hawk pilot, on D.C. plane crash

Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a former Black Hawk pilot, is weighing in on the deadly collision in Washington, D.C. CBS News' Nikole Killion spoke to Duckworth about her own experience in a ...
CBS News - 1d
Pilot reacts to D.C. plane crash

Four crew members are among the people presumed dead after a passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Mike Coffield, a retired commercial pilot, ...
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Pilot's take on D.C. plane crash, flying into nation's capital

Captain Laura Einsetler, an experienced commercial airline pilot, joins CBS News with her take on flying into Washington, D.C., as more details emerge about the deadly collision over the Potomac ...
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Ukraine said one of its F-16 pilots achieved a feat nobody flying the jet has managed before

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‘He wouldn’t hurt a fly – literally’: remembering Gerald Durrell at 100

The beloved conservationist, who died in 1995, would have turned 100 today. A new collection, Myself and Other Animals, traces the origins of his lifelong rapture with animals. As a toddler, Gerald ...
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