A woman serving in the Wisconsin Air National Guard was reportedly one of two victims killed in a small plane crash in the state last week.
The second victim was an Air Force reservist.
Staff Sgt. Remington K. Viney, 26, was flying in a twin-engine Velocity V-Twin plane with Tanner Byholm, 25, when the plane crashed into a wooded, swampy area last Tuesday morning shortly after takeoff from South Wisconsin Regional Airport. . According to FOX 6 in Milwaukee, the County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
No one else was on board the plane to Florida.
Viney was a pilot assigned to the 115th Wisconsin Air National Guard fighter wing.
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“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of staff sergeant Remington K. Viney, a valued member of the 115th Fighter Wing,” the wing posted on his Facebook page.
The winger said she joined the Air National Guard in 2013 and was a decorated veteran who deployed to Japan and South Korea.
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“It was no secret that staff Sgt. Viney had a passion for flying,” the post continued. “She obtained her private flying license and worked as a flying instructor. Staff Sgt. Viney strived to progress and surpass in her life and her career. … Staff Sgt. Viney was a model American pilot who loved and will love much is missed. “
Byholm was a pilot at the Air Force Reserve and was a marine reservist, according to his obituary.
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“He was a person that, when you met him, you were drawn in by his presence,” she said in her obituary. “He has thought of everyone in his life and will be remembered by all who knew him.” Flying was also his passion, the obituary said.
Authorities in Rock County, Wis., Said the couple reported a problem with the plane before losing contact with the tower, FOX 11 in Green Bay reported. It is not clear who flew the plane.
Both pilots were from Wisconsin, reports FOX 6.