The U.S. Army on Saturday evening released the name of the third pilot on the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal collision with an American Airlines regional jet this past week.
The third pilot has been identified as 28-year-old Captain Rebecca M. Lobach. The disclosure comes after the family, in an unusual move, initially asked the Army not to release the pilot’s name to the public.
NEWS: After privately grieving, Capt. Rebecca Lobach’s family recognized that waiting to release her name was feeding narratives that distracted from the incredible person and pilot that Rebecca was, a person familiar with the family’s decision told @Militarydotcom.
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“Army releases name of co-pilot of Blackhawk helicopter: Captain Rebecca Lobach, a star ROTC student who graduated from UNC with top honors and wanted to attend medical…
