Third soldier on board doomed Black Hawk chopper revealed as former White House aide, 28, as DC crash victims remembered

THE 3rd worker connected committee the doomed Black Hawk subject chopper which crashed into an American Airlines level has been named.

Female co-pilot Rebecca Lobach, 28, tragically died successful the midair collision alongside 66 others including 2 chap soldiers and 64 passengers and unit connected the jet.

A packed American Airlines plane was struck by a Black Hawk helicopter that was flying successful the mediate of its descent path.

Three soldiers connected committee the Black Hawk, including a caller dada from Atlanta, died erstwhile the chopper smashed into the incoming jet.

All 60 travellers, including 4 unit members, died connected committee the level aft it erupted into a fireball and shattered into 3 pieces due to the chilling impact.

Both craft past plunged into the Potomac River arsenic exigency operations were launched.

Hopes for survivors rapidly faded arsenic rescue crews worked done the nighttime successful dark, acold conditions.

After conscionable a fewer hours the ngo changed from a rescue to a retrieve cognition with each passengers feared dead.

Officials confirmed determination are nary survivors - marking it the deadliest US aerial crash since November 2001.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admitted the clang was "absolutely" preventable arsenic investigations were rapidly launched into the origin of the disaster.

Black boxes that could clasp important clues have been dredged up from the level wreckage in the Potomac River.

Officials accidental a preliminary study is expected to beryllium issued wrong 30 days arsenic divers proceed to retrieve pivotal debris.

But arsenic the federation grieves, frustrated families of the victims are demanding answers implicit however what should person been a regular formation to Ronald Reagan Airport ended successful disaster.

It aboriginal emerged astatine slightest 2 different pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing astatine the airdrome successful the past 3 years.

A rider formation adjacent had to abort a landing astatine the airdrome conscionable a time earlier the tragedy.

Republic Airways Flight 4514 was forced to backmost retired of touching down and had to marque a 2nd attack aft a chopper appeared adjacent its formation path, the Washington Post reported. 

Duffy yesterday said helium agreed with Donald Trump that the clang "looks similar it should person been prevented".

He insisted, however, determination was “not a breakdown” successful connection betwixt the helicopter’s pilots and the American Airlines flight.