All 3 on board Black Hawk that collided with American Eagle jet identified
All three of the troops who were on a Black Hawk chopper when it struck an American Eagle passenger flight on Wednesday near Washington, D.C., have been identified.
Following the low-altitude accident over the Potomac River shortly before 9 p.m. that evening, the three military members and all 64 passengers on board the jet are believed to be dead.
The identities of the three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter were made public by the U.S. Army, while it stated that it was still in the process of collecting the remains and confirming the identities of the individuals.
The UH-60 pilot on board was identified as Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland, Chief Warrant Officer 2. Before joining the Army in 2017 as a pilot, Eaves was a member of the U.S. Nav...