DC crash involving Black Hawk pilot identified as ex-aide to Biden
A Black Hawk pilot involved in the mid-air collision over the Potomac River had earlier served as a social aide at the White House. Read Full Article at RT.com
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A crew member on the helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over the Potomac River had previously been a social aide at the White House during former President Joe Biden's administration, according to her family.
The military named the helicopter's pilot as Captain Rebecca Lobach, 28. The tragic mid-air collision last Wednesday resulted in the deaths of 67 individuals.
Lobach had volunteered her time as a White House social aide, supporting Biden in organizing numerous White House events, including medal award ceremonies, her family stated in a social media post over the weekend.
Images of Lobach have circulated online, showing her in the White House briefing room and during various award ceremonies. According to NPR, her family initially requested that the military refrain from publicizing her name after the crash, a request NPR referred to as "unusual" in cases involving accidents or combat fatalities.
The US Army noted that Lobach had been an aviation officer since 2019 and had received multiple medals throughout her service. She earned a degree in biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating as a distinguished military graduate before enlisting in the Army.
President Donald Trump attributed the mid-air collision, which could have been avoided, to the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives of the prior administration, as well as what he described as a mistake by the helicopter pilot. “It had the ability to go up or down. It had the ability to turn, and the turn it made was not the correct turn, obviously,” Trump remarked last Thursday, although he did not provide concrete evidence to support these assertions as the investigation remains ongoing.
The two other soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, 39, and Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, who had reportedly served as the crew chief.
The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, which collided with the Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter last Wednesday evening near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, leading both aircraft to plunge into the Potomac River.
The passenger plane had 64 people on board, consisting of 60 passengers and four crew members. There were no survivors among those involved in the crash, marking it as the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since an American Airlines flight went down in New York in November 2001, resulting in the deaths of all 260 people on board.
Camille Lefevre contributed to this report for TROIB News
The military named the helicopter's pilot as Captain Rebecca Lobach, 28. The tragic mid-air collision last Wednesday resulted in the deaths of 67 individuals.
Lobach had volunteered her time as a White House social aide, supporting Biden in organizing numerous White House events, including medal award ceremonies, her family stated in a social media post over the weekend.
Images of Lobach have circulated online, showing her in the White House briefing room and during various award ceremonies. According to NPR, her family initially requested that the military refrain from publicizing her name after the crash, a request NPR referred to as "unusual" in cases involving accidents or combat fatalities.
The US Army noted that Lobach had been an aviation officer since 2019 and had received multiple medals throughout her service. She earned a degree in biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating as a distinguished military graduate before enlisting in the Army.
President Donald Trump attributed the mid-air collision, which could have been avoided, to the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives of the prior administration, as well as what he described as a mistake by the helicopter pilot. “It had the ability to go up or down. It had the ability to turn, and the turn it made was not the correct turn, obviously,” Trump remarked last Thursday, although he did not provide concrete evidence to support these assertions as the investigation remains ongoing.
The two other soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, 39, and Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, who had reportedly served as the crew chief.
The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, which collided with the Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter last Wednesday evening near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, leading both aircraft to plunge into the Potomac River.
The passenger plane had 64 people on board, consisting of 60 passengers and four crew members. There were no survivors among those involved in the crash, marking it as the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since an American Airlines flight went down in New York in November 2001, resulting in the deaths of all 260 people on board.
Camille Lefevre contributed to this report for TROIB News
