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Ian Epstein, 53, lost his life when a passenger jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter collided above the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
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Flight attendant killed in DC plane crash honored with water cannon salute

Ian Epstein, 53, died when a passenger jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter collided above the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

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