Shock as Army takes ‘extraordinary step’ over feminine Black Hawk pilot in DC aircraft crash: Recap

The US Army has refused to identify the co-pilot of the helicopter in the DC air disaster at the request of the family.
Pilot in charge Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves and crew chief Staff Sergeant Ryan O’Hara were named on Friday as those on board.
The Black Hawk helicopter appeared to fly straight into American Airlines Flight 5342 as in came in to land at Reagan National Airport just before 9pm on Wednesday.
All three soldiers on board were killed, along with 60 passengers and four crew on the plane that was arriving from Wichita, Kansas.
Military personnel killed in accidents or combat are usually made public 24 hours after their families are notified, making withholding her name very unusual.
‘At the request of the family, the name of the third soldier will not be released at this time,’ the US Army said.
O’Hara and the co-pilot’s bodies have been recovered but Eaves is still in the water along with several of the airline passengers.
Relatives are entitled to do this, it is extremely unusual, with the New York Times branding the decision to withhold the name an ‘extraordinary step’.
Why the co-pilot’s family requested her name be withheld, and why the US Army acquiesced, is unclear.
She had about 500 hours of flying of experience, which is considered a ‘normal’ amount, and her ‘very experienced’ colleagues had about 1,000 hours.
Our live coverage has now ended but for a full recap see below.
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