Questions are mounting in the wake of the devastating plane crash near Washington DC, which claimed the lives of 67 people on Wednesday night (January 29).
The crash, involving a US Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane, has left investigators scratching their heads to determine what went wrong and analysts questioning the safety protocols at Reagan National Airport.
Bored Panda spoke with Dr. Daniel Bubb, a former airline pilot with a PhD in political science from the University of Missouri, who believes the answer may lie in a military practice dating back to WW2.
