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On Thursday, an aerial drone struck a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in the sky over NYC: the incident happened 500 feet above the Midland Beach section of Staten Island at about 7:30 p.m. The crew, which had been flying security missions for the UN, found a piece of a drone in the oil cooler and damage to the fuselage and two blades.
Fox 5 obtained photographs showing the rotor damage and the debris that is purportedly part of a drone. The Army is sending helicopters from Fort Bragg to Linden to change out the damaged blades, the source said. The damaged Black Hawk will be back in service in the next day, Colonel Buccino said. The collision appears to be an accident, he said, adding that this is the first time something like that is confirmed to have happened.
Fox 5 obtained photographs showing the rotor damage and the debris that is purportedly part of a drone. The Army is sending helicopters from Fort Bragg to Linden to change out the damaged blades, the source said. The damaged Black Hawk will be back in service in the next day, Colonel Buccino said. The collision appears to be an accident, he said, adding that this is the first time something like that is confirmed to have happened.