<p>The 67 people killed in a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter included figure skaters and their families returning from a skating camp, a group of buddies who had been on a duck hunting trip, and the crews flying the helicopter and American Airlines flight.</p><p>Officials have not released a list of the victims, but families and friends began to confirm some of the deaths on Thursday in interviews and social-media posts. This is what we know about the victims.</p>.<p>Many of the passengers on the flight had been flying home from the US Figure Skating's National Development camp, which was held after last week's national championships in Wichita, Kansas. </p><p>The attendees are promising young competitive skaters, some of whom were traveling with their parents.</p><p>The Skating Club of Boston said six people with ties to its club were killed:</p><p>- Jinna Han, a skater, and her mother, Jin Han.</p><p>- Spencer Lane, a skater, and his mother, Christine</p><p>- Yevgeniya Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, two coaches who were also champion skaters from Russia.</p><p>- Cory Haynos, a teenage skater from Northern Virginia, and his parents Stephanie and Roger were also on board the flight, relatives said in interviews and social-media posts.</p>.<p>At least seven friends were flying back East after a guys' trip hunting ducks in the Kansas woods. They included Michael Stovall, 40, and Jesse Pitcher, relatives said.</p>.<p>The four-person crew on American flight 5342 also perished.</p><p>Relatives confirmed three of the crew members as pilot Jonathan J. Campos, 34; co-pilot Sam Lilley, 28; and flight attendant Danasia Brown Elder.</p>.<p>Three soldiers in the helicopter that collided with the jet were also killed. The Army did not immediately release their identities.</p>
<p>The 67 people killed in a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter included figure skaters and their families returning from a skating camp, a group of buddies who had been on a duck hunting trip, and the crews flying the helicopter and American Airlines flight.</p><p>Officials have not released a list of the victims, but families and friends began to confirm some of the deaths on Thursday in interviews and social-media posts. This is what we know about the victims.</p>.<p>Many of the passengers on the flight had been flying home from the US Figure Skating's National Development camp, which was held after last week's national championships in Wichita, Kansas. </p><p>The attendees are promising young competitive skaters, some of whom were traveling with their parents.</p><p>The Skating Club of Boston said six people with ties to its club were killed:</p><p>- Jinna Han, a skater, and her mother, Jin Han.</p><p>- Spencer Lane, a skater, and his mother, Christine</p><p>- Yevgeniya Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, two coaches who were also champion skaters from Russia.</p><p>- Cory Haynos, a teenage skater from Northern Virginia, and his parents Stephanie and Roger were also on board the flight, relatives said in interviews and social-media posts.</p>.<p>At least seven friends were flying back East after a guys' trip hunting ducks in the Kansas woods. They included Michael Stovall, 40, and Jesse Pitcher, relatives said.</p>.<p>The four-person crew on American flight 5342 also perished.</p><p>Relatives confirmed three of the crew members as pilot Jonathan J. Campos, 34; co-pilot Sam Lilley, 28; and flight attendant Danasia Brown Elder.</p>.<p>Three soldiers in the helicopter that collided with the jet were also killed. The Army did not immediately release their identities.</p>