FROM THE INSTITUTE
On 19 June, AIAA and the aerospace community lost a bright, brilliant, and warm figure when Geoffrey Andrews, age 30, died in a plane crash. Andrews was an engineer and aviator whose intelligence and dedication to giving back to others was admired by everyone who had the good fortune of crossing paths with him.
Full Story (Aerospace America)
More Info (2018 Member Spotlight)
Tag: Plane Crash
Army Black Hawk Helicopter and Airliner Collide Over Potomac River
Defense One reports, “A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, collided with a passenger aircraft preparing to land at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening shortly before 9 p.m. The helicopter was carrying three service members … when it crashed into the passenger jet with 64 people aboard.”
Full Story (Defense One)