SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Camp Pendleton Marine who died in an “aviation mishap” last week has been identified, military officials said.
Maj. Tyler R. Braconi, 35, of California, was an AH-1Z Viper helicopter pilot assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said in a news release Monday.
On Thursday evening, an AH-1Z Viper carrying two pilots, including Braconi, was conducting routine flight operations in support of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course…