New Mexico
Marine killed in flight training crash had New Mexico roots
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Valencia County native is among the many 5 Marines killed in a flight coaching crash. Lance Corporal Evan Strickland was a part of a five-man crew on an plane flying in California on Wednesday.
Particulars are restricted on what triggered the crash and Marine officers are at the moment calling it a “mishap.”
Strickland, who was solely 19, graduated from the Los Lunas college district and was serving within the third Marine Plane Wing as a tilt-rotor crew chief.