Remaining large wreckage removed from the Potomac River from midair collision

Recovery salvage experts lift a wing of the American Eagle wreckage from the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Monday and removed the last large piece of wreckage from the Army Black Hawk helicopter on Thursday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Recovery salvage experts lift a wing of the American Eagle wreckage from the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Monday and removed the last large piece of wreckage from the Army Black Hawk helicopter on Thursday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 6 (UPI) — Salvage crews have recovered the last large pieces of aircraft wreckage from the Potomac River on Thursday and are focusing on collecting small pieces from the crash site where 67 died.

“Thanks to the exhaustive efforts of Unified Command personnel, we were able to safely remove all major wreckage components of both the jet and helicopter from the Potomac in four…

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