Two Marine pilots killed in helicopter crash identified
Tony Perry, San Diego
3:17 PM May 7, 2009
The Marine Corps has named the two Super Cobra pilots who were killed when their helicopter crashed Tuesday night in a mountainous part of eastern San Diego County.
The Marines were identified as
The two were on a night training mission when the attack helicopter crashed in the Cleveland National Forest.
Conkling and Cox were assigned to fly with the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station-based Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 and were training for an upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 11 based at Camp Pendleton.
The crash is under investigation.
Tony Perry, San Diego
3:17 PM May 7, 2009
The Marine Corps has named the two Super Cobra pilots who were killed when their helicopter crashed Tuesday night in a mountainous part of eastern San Diego County.
The Marines were identified as
Capt. Jessica Conkling, 27, of Centre, Pa.,
and
1st Lt. Aaron Cox, 26, of Pulaski, Ark.
The two were on a night training mission when the attack helicopter crashed in the Cleveland National Forest.
Conkling and Cox were assigned to fly with the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station-based Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 and were training for an upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 11 based at Camp Pendleton.
The crash is under investigation.
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