The army identified the third crew member of a Black Hawk helicopter who died in collision with a commercial jet in the sky over Washington last week as Captain Rebecca M. Lobach, 28, Durham , Nc
Friday, the army released the names of two male airmen who were killed in the accident, but in an extraordinary stage, he did not identify Captain Lobach, who was the helicopter pilot, citing the request for private life of his family.
The question of Captain Lobach’s identity was particularly sensitive because President Trump blamed diversity, without evidence, for the accident. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a disaster.
On Saturday, however, the Lobach family published a statement through the army which described its achievements and qualifications. Captain Lobach graduated from the Rotc of the University of North Carolina and joined the army in January 2019. She was twice as a peloton chief and executive officer of the company in the 12th aviation battalion at Very Belvoir, in Virginia, with more than 450 hours of flight, she, she was certified as a pilot on order.
Army officials said on Friday that Captain Lobach suffered his annual evaluation flight, with chief adjutant 2 Andrew Lloyd Eaves serving as an assessor. Eaves of an officer, 39, of Great Mills, md., And the staff sergeant. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, from Lilburn, in Georgia, was also killed in the accident.
