School kids get impromptu lesson when military helicopter makes emergency landing

Elementary school kids in Alexandria, Virginia, got a surprise lesson on Thursday, after a military helicopter made an emergency landing on their field.

There were no children outside when the helicopter landed at William Ramsay Elementary, according to the school. But a physical-education class got to get a close-up look at the aircraft, which landed due to mechanical problems.

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U.S. military helicopter which made emergency landing on field next to William Ramsay. Kids heading out to look at it pic.twitter.com/1ZFekKjvHY

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