Davis Winkie, a White House reporter for USA Today who previously wrote for the Military Times, recalled training with Lobach and the down times that took them to Linda’s bar in downtown Chapel Hill for trivia nights. They stayed in touch after her commission as a Black Hawk pilot, he said.

All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead – a grim tragedy that has left a heartbreaking trail of mourning families in its wake.