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Authorities have identified the victim of a plane crash near Havre de Grace as a U.S. Army general.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office confirmed Wednesday that Major General Anthony Potts, 59, died in the tragic air disaster.
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Major General Anthony W. Potts assumed the charter from Major General Robert M. Collins, Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications - Tactical (PEO C3T) during a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Potts was killed in a single-engine plane crash earlier this week. ( U.S. Army Photo Kathryn Bailey, PEO C3T Public Affairs)
The high-ranking officer was declared dead at the scene, according to authorities.
Potts had only recently announced retirement from his position at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, where he served as a Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T).
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A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, or MRAP, maneuvers through a test course at the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground. Potts had only recently announced retirement from his position at Aberdeen Proving Ground, where he served as a Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
The general was the sole passenger on the single-engine aircraft when it crashed on July 25.
No one on the ground was injured in the crash, according to authorities.
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Potts began service as an Army aviation second lieutenant when he was commissioned in 1986.
He served in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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Major General Anthony W. Potts assumed the charter from Major General Robert M. Collins, Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications - Tactical (PEO C3T), during a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Potts had just recently announced his retirement from the position before his tragic death. ( U.S. Army Photo Kathryn Bailey, PEO C3T Public Affairs)
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.