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Black Hawk helicopter crew chief killed in DC aircraft crash is called

The crew chief of the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly mid-air collision with an American Airlines flight has been identified.

Ryan O’Hara from Georgia was on board the doomed helicopter when it plunged into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

He was one of three Army soldiers on an annual proficiency training flight and is one of the 67 lives lost in the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2009.

O’Hara left behind a wife and a one-year-old son, and was remembered fondly by his his school.

The cause of one of the worst airline incidents in U.S. history has still not been determined as first responders pull dozens of bodies out of the river.

The Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corp at Parkview High in Gwinnett County confirmed O’Hara was a student and one of those on board.

‘It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of our own. Class of 2014, former cadet Ryan O’Hara was the Crew Chief on the Black Hawk involved in last nights crash in DC.,’ Parkview MCJROTC posted on Facebook

‘Our deepest condolences go out to Gary O’Hara and his entire family.’

The post added that O’Hara is ‘fondly remembered as a guy who would fix things around the ROTC gym as well as a vital member of the rifle team.’

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Ryan O'Hara from Georgia was on board the doomed helicopter when it plunged into the Potomac River on Wednesday night

Ryan O’Hara from Georgia was on board the doomed helicopter when it plunged into the Potomac River on Wednesday night