The US Army refuses to name female pilot killed in helicopter accident with passenger jet

The female pilot killed in Helicopter collision with a passenger jet in Washington DC will not be named, the US Army said.

The army made a very unusual decision at the request of the family not to release the name of one of the three killed soldiers when a military black Hawk collided with a passenger jet on Wednesday night.

The army identified two of the soldiers killed as staff Sgt Ryan Austin O’Hara and Chief Wo2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, but did not give details of the third.

“At the request of the family, the name of the third soldier will not be released at this time,” says a Cutting Declaration.

President Donald Trump has, without evidence, suggested that the deadly in the middle of the air was the result of the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to hire a more diverse workforce.

Pete Hegeth, American Defense Secretary, while in the White House, talking about the crash on Thursday, also aimed at diversity, justice and inclusion (DEI) in the military and government.

On Friday, Mr. Trump said the helicopter was to blame for the fatal crash.

Washington’s Ronald Reagan Airport prohibited helicopters from flying parts of two routes within its radius after the crash, and the US president said the military aircraft were “flying too high” at the time of collision.

CNN later reported that floating tracking data showed that the helicopter flew 100ft over the maximum permissible height.

The Black Hawk helicopter conducted a training flight for a female pilot not yet identified.

She was monitored by Chief Wo2 Eaves, who had more than 1,000 hours of flying experience and would have been expected to take over the controls in the event of an emergency.

All three soldiers on the army aircraft were killed in the crash Over Ronald Reagan National Airportas well as the 64 passengers and crew on the American Airlines Flight 5342.

The herd chief of the Black Hawk helicopter, who collided with a passenger Jet on Thursday, has been identified as Ryan O’Hara, a father of one.

O’Hara, 28, would have been sitting on the back of the helicopter on his training mission through the overloaded airspace Over Washington DC.

Jonathan Koziol, chief of staff for the Army Aviation Directorate, said Chief Wo2 Eaves, the instructor pilot on the plane, had logged more than 1,000 hours of flight time.

The third soldier on the plane, a female pilot commanding the flight, is not yet named. She had more than 500 hours of flying experience, said Mr Koziol.

Mr. Hegeth on Thursday told a press conference that the UH-60 Black Hawk crew was “rather experienced” and had wearing night-vision protection glasses at the time of the crash, which should have allowed them to spot the nearby airplane.

He added that The army was investigating Whether there was a “height problem” with the black hauk route.

Bradley Bowman, a former Black Hawk Pilot who had flown the same path as the doomed craftsmanship, CBS News told it was crucial for pilots to keep the helicopter under 200ft.

“You literally have aircraft coming in and out and you have to live at that height … to make sure there is no collision. For some reason that failed last night. “

Donald Trump has blamed the hiring of diversity for the crash without presenting evidence and accused the black hawk of taking a “Incredibly bad” route in front of the crash.

Mr. Koziol rejected questions about the ability of female pilots in comments to journalists on Thursday.

“As for women in the military, flying a helicopter is like driving a car,” he said. “You just have to learn to do it, and anyone can do it with the right training.

“Both pilots had flown this specific route before at night – this was nothing new to any of them. These are our top pilots that make this national metropolitan region, ”he added.

The black Hawk herd was part of the Bravo Company of the 12 Aviation Battalion based on Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Carrie Eaves, wife of Chief Wo2 Eaves, posted pictures of her husband in uniform when she confirmed he was on board.

“We ask you to pray for our family and friends and for all the other families suffering today. We pray for peace while we mourn. “

A transsexual military pilot on Friday released a life video to remove rumors that she was aboard the black Hawk helicopter.

Jo Ellis, who served in Iraq and is a pilot with the Virginia Army National Guard, condemned the rumors that she died on the plane.

Rescuers have pulled about 40 bodies out of the freezing waters of the Potomac River, with the search continues in Friday morning.

Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corp at ParkView High in Gwinnett County released a condolence message on Facebook confirming that SGT O’HARA was one of its former students.

“It is with a heavy heart that we advertise one of our own. Class 2014, the former cadet Ryan O’Hara was the herd chief of the black Hauk, who was involved in yesterday’s crash in DC. “

The post, which has been deleted, added that Sgt O’Hara “is lovingly remembered as a guy who would arrange things around the ROTC gymnastics hall as well as an important member of the rifle team”.

Gary, O’Hara’s father, watched on the television when the news of the crash broke.

“I just had a stomach when I saw the story break,” he told the Washington Post. Two Army officials delivered the news that his son was among those injuries on Thursday morning.

“As a parent, how do you take the news like this and are not completely ruined?” said Mr. O’Hara.

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