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The video shows the purported helicopter hovering in mid-air. The claim is false. Check Your Fact conducted a reverse image search using a screenshot of the video and was led to Pinterest.
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a helicopter lifting water out of the Pacific Ocean to fight the current fires in Los Angeles. Verdict: False The video dates back to 2019.
Accident date Location News org. Description F I Official cause 2022-11-22 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States : WBTV: The Robinson R44 helicopter went into rapid descent and crashed in a grassy area adjacent to a southbound intersectional lane of I-77, as the pilot was conducting a news-gathering training simulation accompanied by a WBTV staff meteorologist.
One widely circulated video posted to Threads purported to show multiple low-flying drones hovering over a U.S. city, though the video was later identified as two-year old footage from China showing government UAVs spraying a disinfectant aerosol during the COVID-19 pandemic. [151]
The crash involved two aircraft: American Eagle flight 5342, inbound from Wichita, Kansas, which was carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew, and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter with a crew of three.
At one point in the operation the helicopter's skids dipped beneath the surface of the icy water. According to the other five survivors, Williams continued to help the others reach the rescue ropes being dropped by the hovering helicopter, repeatedly passing the line to others instead of using it himself.
Disturbing new videos give the clearest view yet of the moment the American Airlines passenger plane and Army helicopter exploded into pieces — sending huge chunks of fiery debris crashing into ...
A Westland Lynx flying over Hambrook in April 2015 had to take evasive action to avoid a UAV that flew one rotor span from the side of the helicopter. [51] An autogyro flying over Detling, Kent in June 2015 encountered a UAV at an altitude of 450 metres (1,480 ft). The UAV was 20 metres (66 ft) from the autogyro, and the autogyro's pilot ...