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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katie Hawkinson

Dad of pilot flying American Airlines jet that crashed speaks out on 'worst day of my life’

The father of the man piloting an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter mid-air in Washington, D.C. has spoken out.

Sam Lilley, 28, was one of two people piloting the flight from Wichita, Kansas, his father Timothy Lilley told Fox 5 Atlanta. All 67 people on board both aircraft are feared to be dead, officials say.

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