The U.S. Navy has identified Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans and Lt. Serena N. Wileman as the two aviators who died when their EA-18G Growler aircraft crashed.
Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, 31, left, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, a naval aviator, were killed Oct. 15 when their EA-18G Growler crashed near Mount Rainier, the Navy said.Evans was a naval flight officer, and Wileman was a naval aviator. Both were 31 years old and from California.
NASWI wrote that Evans and Wileman had recently returned from a nine-month deployment at sea with The Zappers as a part of Carrier Air Wing Three aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Evans was a veteran of two sea tours and mentored all ranks and communities who worked with Growlers, according to NASWI. Evans was a member of the"After completing the challenging 12-week HAVOC graduate-level course at NAS Fallon , Evans earned the honor and responsibility of becoming a Growler Tactics Instructor ," NASWI said.
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