Crews are on the scene on the Potomac River to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter.

The passenger jet and helicopter crashed midair Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport (DCA), causing both aircraft to crash into the Potomac River.

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.