American Airlines flight 5342 First Officer Sam Lilley is among the crew posthumously honored by subsidiary PSA Airlines. Lilley, a Richmond Hill-native who perished on the fatal flight the night of Jan.

The four airline crew members killed in the midair collision with a military helicopter last month in Washington, D.C., are receiving posthumous awards in their honor, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) announced on Sunday.

The American Eagle crew on the doomed passenger jet that collided with a Black Hawk chopper over the Potomac River last month has received posthumous awards of “highest distinction” from their airline.