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Another CV-22 Osprey Crash, one Marine dead
Posted on 11/29/23 at 7:15 am
Posted on 11/29/23 at 7:15 am
How many of these things have to fall out of the sky for the military to admit their flying death traps?
bbc.com
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Japan's Coast Guard said one person had been found dead near the crash site.
Japan's NHK broadcaster said the CV-22 Osprey hybrid plane had been trying to land at Yakushima Airport with one engine on fire. There is no US comment.
Ospreys - which can function as a helicopter and a turboprop aircraft - have been involved in a string of fatal crashes over the years.
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The aircraft that went down on Wednesday was thought to be heading from Iwakuni base in the western Yamaguchi prefecture to Kadena base in the country's south-westernmost Okinawa region. Japan's defence ministry said the aircraft disappeared from the radar at 14:40 local time (05:40 GMT) on Wednesday. The Coast Guard received a distress call five minutes later, saying the plane had crashed.
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An eyewitness told local TV that the plane had been circling before exploding and crashing into the sea on Wednesday.
bbc.com
This post was edited on 11/29/23 at 7:15 am
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Posted on 11/29/23 at 7:18 am to Darth_Vader
quote:Cool place on the planet.
Yakushima
Go if you have the chance.
RIP to the deceased.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 7:22 am to Darth_Vader
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How many of these things have to fall out of the sky for the military to admit their flying death traps?
How many time has this sort of thing happened? (I honestly haven't heard of any before today)
Posted on 11/29/23 at 7:45 am to Darth_Vader
Is this the first crash for this variant? It’s the Air Force’s plane. I think it’s reserved for Special Operations
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:00 am to Darth_Vader
V-280 can't get here soon enough.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:07 am to Darth_Vader
There was a time when I worked on aircraft. My rule was that if I wouldn't put my family in it, I wouldn't OK it for launch. I wonder what Osprey mechanics would say about that aircraft and whether or not they'd put their families in one.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:30 am to Darth_Vader
They are death traps, but they put manufacturing and parts for it in bout 20-22 states, so congress on board to vote for it. Wont fly on one tho.
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