The US Army has identified the third pilot of the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter who collided on Wednesday with an American airline CRJ-700 passenger beam because it was to land on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, with 67 People were killed.
Captain Rebecca M. Lobach, 28, from Durham, North Carolina was one of the three soldiers on board the helicopter who collapsed in the Jet, just when he entered the country.
The army had initially refused to identify Lobach at the request of her family, but the decision to release her name came 'at the request of and in coordination with the family', according to a statement from the army.
“We were destroyed by the loss of our beloved Rebecca. She was a clear star in our entire life, “said her family. “Rebecca was a warrior and would not hesitate to defend her country in battle.”
Lobach had worked as an assistant to the White House during the Biden administration and had served as aeronaut officer in the army from July 2019 to January 2025.
Her family then described her as “friendly, generous, brilliant, funny, ambitious and strong.”
Lobach was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.
Captain Rebecca M. Lobach, 28, from Durham, North Carolina was one of the three soldiers aboard the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter who collided with an American Airlines jet when it landed
The army had initially refused to identify Lobach at the request of her family, but the decision to release her name came 'at the request of and in coordination with the family', according to a statement from the army.
The two planes collided in a huge fireball that was visible on dashcams of cars that ran on highways near the airport before it collapsed into the river
Parts of the wreck that was in the Potomac River after flight 5342, collided on Wednesday evening with an Army Black Hawk -Helikopter, killing 67 people were killed
