The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines plane was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control twice, the first time at least two minutes before the deadly crash, according to a Washington Post report.

The Army’s Black Hawk helicopter was performing “doomsday” training when it collided with an American Airlines jet above Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, according to a new report. The helicopter was flying a route that’s part of a military plan to evacuate senior government officials to safety if the U.