The Navy said two combat-experienced aviators who died when their jet fighter crashed in Washington state last week were trailblazers and role models whose influence touched countless people at their home base and beyond.

A US Navy EA-18G Growler crashed during a routine training flight in Washington state, prompting a search for the two crew members on board.

The navy identified on Monday the two crew members who died last week in a jet fighter crash near Mount Rainier as two 31-year-old aviators from California.

Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead

Naval aviator Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, and naval flight officer Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans, 31, died after their jet crashed Tuesday.

The U.S. Navy has identified two female aviators, who were killed when their EA-18G Growler crashed last week during a training mission east of Mount Rainier in Washington state.

They were among only a few women to fly combat missions over land, the Navy's Carrier Strike Group 2 said on Monday.

The U.S. Navy said Sunday that two pilots who went missing after a fighter jet crash near Mount Rainier in Washington State last week have died.

The Navy has identified the two crew members who went missing and were later declared dead after their EA-18G Growler jet crashed in Washington state last week. Naval aviator Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman,

Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, a naval aviator, died when their EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron, known as “Zappers,” crashed east of Mount Rainier last Tuesday during a training flight,