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Trans Black Hawk Pilot Wrongly Accused of Causing DC Air Disaster [1]
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Date: 2025-01-31
This doesn’t seem to have been picked up here yet, but Newsweek is reporting on an absolutely horrific case of mistaken identity being perpetrated by the usual right-wing/anti-trans trolls to try and blame Wednesday night’s air disaster over the Potomac on a trans Black Hawk helicopter pilot who has served with the Virginia National Guard for 15 years:
A transgender soldier has spoken out after being incorrectly named as one of the Black Hawk helicopter pilots who died in the collision with an American Airlines plane in Washington D.C on Wednesday.
Jo Ellis wrote on Facebook on Friday: "Some craziness has happened on the internet and I'm being named as one of the pilots of the DC crash.
"Please report any accounts or posts you see. It's insulting to the victims and families of those lost and they deserve better than this BS from the bots and trolls of the internet."
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Ellis is a Chief Warrant Officer and Black Hawk helicopter pilot who has served in the Virginia National Guard for 15 years, according to the news outlet Smerconish.com. She served in combat zones in Iraq, along with other operations overseas.
She serves in the military part-time, and also works as an IT engineer in the private sector.
Ellis wrote in Smerconish.com that she began transitioning in 2023 while serving in the Army, and was met with "overwhelming support" from her command and unit.
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