According to reports, a woman who served in the Wisconsin Air National Guard was one of two victims in a minor 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-engined Velocity V-Twin plane with Tanner Byholm, 25, when the plane crashed into a forested, swampy area shortly after takeoff from Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport last Tuesday morning, the Rock said the County Medical Examiner’s Office, according to FOX 6 in Milwaukee.
No one else was on the plane bound for Florida.
Viney was a pilot assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard.
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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 its Facebook page.
The wing said she joined the Air National Guard in 2013 and was a decorated veteran 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 pilot’s license and worked as a flight instructor. Staff Sgt. Viney aspired to move forward and get better in her life and her career.… Staff Sgt. Viney was a model American Airman loved by many and will be greatly missed. “
Byholm was a pilot with the Air Force Reserve and had been a Marine Reserve according to his obituary.
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“He was a person who, when you met him, you were drawn to his presence,” his obituary said. “He thought of everyone in his life and everyone who knew him will be remembered.” Flying was also his passion, according to the obituary.
Authorities in Rock County, Wisconsin, 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, FOX 6 reported.