The U.S. Army helicopter involved in Wednesday’s midair collision with American Airlines flight 5342 had been conducting a training exercise for a potential attack on the capital.
Officials have confirmed that the three soldiers, who tragically lost their lives, were rehearsing a plan to evacuate the White House when their Black Hawk collided with the passenger jet just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
Defense sources confirmed the details of the training exercise to CBS News after internet sleuths had speculated online that it was, in fact, focused on that very scenario.
