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Sen. Tammy Duckworth, former Black Hawk pilot, on flying in area where crash occurred

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she has requested a transcript of air traffic control instructions from the pilots.

Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran and was a Black Hawk pilot before an RPG downed her helicopter in 2004 .

She says she's certain that the soldiers who were piloting the Black Hawk Wednesday night were well trained because otherwise, "they wouldn't be out there in this special airspace".

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