EA-18G Growler [Courtesy: Naval Air Systems Command]
Key Takeaways:
The remains of two U.S. Navy aviators, Lieutenant Serena Wileman and Lieutenant Commander Lyndsay Evans, killed in an EA-18G Growler crash near Mount Rainier on October 15, are being returned to Washington state.
The crash site's remote, high-altitude location and adverse weather conditions made recovery efforts particularly challenging.
Public and private services are scheduled this week in Washington to honor the aviators, while the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The remains of two U.S. Navy aviators killed in a training accident last month will soon be returned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington, officials said Monday.
The pilots, identified as Lieutenant Serena Wileman and Lieutenant Commander Lyndsay Evans, were killed when their EA-18G Growler crashed east of Mount Rainier on October 15.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
