Why don't we know the name of the "female" who was onboard the UH-60?

Diogenes

Diogenes

Nemo me impune lacessit
iu


The three soldiers of the Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a jetliner on Wednesday night just off of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were from Bravo Company, 12th Combat Aviation Battalion, based at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. The unit primarily transports senior U.S. military officials around the Washington area and beyond.

Recovery efforts for two of the soldiers in the Black Hawk in the frigid waters of the Potomac River continued Thursday, as did the search for the missing among the 64 aboard American Airlines Flight 5342. Also being sought is the helicopter's integrated data and voice recorder.

The helicopter flight along the Potomac was a routine nighttime qualification flight in which an instructor pilot tests a pilot's skills at navigating the various routes through the Washington area that are key parts of "his or her" mission.

Jonathan Koziol, a retired Army chief warrant officer with more than 30 years experience in flying Army helicopters confirmed to reporters on a conference call that the "female: pilot who was commanding the flight at the time had more than 500 hours of flight time.

Army statistics show that last year saw the biggest spike in aviation mishaps in more than a decade following years of a downward trend.

There were 15 Class A mishaps in the Army in fiscal year 2024, when Joe Biden was in office, the highest number since fiscal year 2014, when there were 16 mishaps. Last year's increase came after a period of time when the number of mishaps had trended downward. For example, there were seven mishaps in fiscal year 2021, four in fiscal year 2022, nine in fiscal year 2023 and then the 15 in fiscal year 2024.


:bigthink:​




abcnews.go.com

Army Black Hawk crew involved in DC crash made up of 'top pilots' with thousands of hours of experience

The crew of the Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly collision with a jetliner had thousands of hours of flight experience.
abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com
 
The bodies of the three soldiers have now been recovered.

Why don't we know the name of the "female" who was commanding the UH-60 when it caused the crash?
 
The crew members of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in Washington, D.C. have been identified as follows:

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves was a pilot from Noxubee County, Mississippi. He leaves behind a grieving widow, Carrie Eaves .

Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara, aged 29, from Gwinnett County, Georgia, was the crew chief. He was part of the 2014 class of Parkview Marine Corps JROTC at Parkview High School in Lilburn and leaves behind a wife and a 1-year-old son.

But a "female" co-pilot was commanding the aircraft that caused the crash, and "her" name has not been publicly disclosed yet.


WHY NOT?
 
The name of the "female" pilot who was in command the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash on Wednesday night has not been officially released by authorities.

As of now, no official source has confirmed the identity, leading to speculation but no confirmed information.


iu
 
Why are we being told the 3 helicopter pilots’ flight hours and night vision goggle status, but not all of their names?

We’re going on day 3.

Why haven’t their names been officially released? The speculation and the criticism are mounting and the people deserve to know the truth.

iu
 
Can someone give me a possible reason why they released the names of the two males in the Black Hawk helicopter but not the "female"?
 

Washington DC plane crash live: US army helicopter ‘was off course’​


The Black Hawk aircraft was allegedly at least 100 feet higher than permitted and was half-a-mile off its agreed flight path.

President Trump has claimed the helicopter appeared to have been flying higher than air traffic control had approved.

He wrote on Truth Social: “The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200 foot limit. That’s not really too complicated to understand, is it?”


 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top