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Black Hawk expert breaks down helicopter route taken just before deadly crash

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Former Army Blackhawk pilot Bradley Bowman was in 12th Aviation Battalion from 2000 to 2002 .

Bowman served as Charlie Company , 12 Aviation, but the company commander and and flew these routes too many times to count, including on the night of September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Bowman : We have to know why it failed and make sure it didn't happen again.

Bradley Bowman : Are we really comfortable with only 200 feet of buffer between the aircraft coming in and these helicopters and more horizontal buffer? If there wasn't an evasive maneuver there, then they didn't see it, he says.

Bowman : Blackhawk helicopters are like a Porsche of the sky. They're incredibly powerful and they're very maneuverable. With five seconds , you can do a very significant evasive.

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