LIVE: American Airlines plane removed from Potomac river

Morning scene on the Potomac River where recovery efforts continue after an American Airlines regional passenger jet with 64 people on board and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the frigid river near Reagan Washington National Airport. The third crew member aboard the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an airliner above Washington has been identified as the 28-year-old pilot Captain Rebecca Lobach, after a delay in releasing her name stirred questions about her background. A former aide to Joe Biden, Lobach was taking her annual proficiency evaluation under the supervision of the instructor pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, 39. Lobach had more than 450 hours of flying experience, while Eaves had more than 1,000. The third soldier on board was the crew chief, Staff Sergeant Ryan O’Hara, 28. All three were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter collided with American Eagle Flight 5342, sending both aircraft plunging into the icy Potomac River. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on Twitter:   / thetimes   Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes   #livestream #americanairlines #washingtondc