Jan 31, 2025 · Black Hawk pilot Jo Ellis was wrongly named on social media as one of the pilots who died in the collision with an American Airlines plane in Washington D.C. on January 29.

Josiah Wear Ellis[1] (born November 16, 1957) is an American former football executive who was the president and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He is the nephew of former US President George H. W. Bush and …

Jan 31, 2025 · "I understand some people have associated me with the crash in D.C., and that is false," Jo Ellis, a Black Hawk pilot with the Virginia Army National Guard, said in the Facebook video.

Feb 1, 2025 · Jo Ellis, who is a transgender pilot for the National Guard speaks to CNN’s Michael Smerconish after a wave of claims on social media falsely pointed to her as the pilot of the Black Hawk ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Ms. Ellis is a Black Hawk pilot who has served for 15 years in the Virginia Army National Guard, according to a blog post she published Tuesday on Smerconish, an independent news website, which ...

Jan 31, 2025 · "The Blackhawk helicopter pilot involved in the Washington D.C. Reagan National Airport #planecrash has been identified as transgender military pilot Jo Ellis," said a January 31, 2025 X post...

Jan 31, 2025 · Ellis, a Black Hawk pilot and member of the Virginia Army National Guard, posted a video Jan. 31 on Facebook as proof that she is alive. ... President Joe Biden rescinded a Medal of Freedom given ...

Update 2/1/25: The Defense Dept. with parental permission has identified the pilot of the downed Blackhawk as Army Cpt. Rebecca Lobach.. CWO Jo Ellis, a Pilot for the Army National Guard, has posted a Proof of Life video, proving she was not involved in the Blackhawk collision Wednesday at Reagan National Airport.

Jan 31, 2025 · But claims Ellis was the helicopter pilot are false. A Facebook account for Jo Ellis, which includes images of her in uniform, posted a video saying she was "alive and well" on January 31 ...