The military helicopter that collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in a crash that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft, was a UH-60 Black Hawk, considered the “workhorse” of U.

Two fathers and service members have been identified as among the three crew members who died Wednesday when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft.

Jo Ellis, a transgender pilot with the Virginia National Guard, released a statement on Facebook as “proof of life” in response to viral posts online falsely identifying her as one of three pilots of a U.