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Since the V-22 became operational in 2007, 12 crashes and several other accidents and incidents have killed a total of 32 people. [2] [3] [4] Most of the crashes have involved the most numerous of the aircraft's three variants: the MV-22B, procured and flown by the U.S. Marine Corps.
The V-22 Osprey is a troop transport with a helicopter's versatility and a turboprop's speed. But the V-22 has crashed several times since becoming operational in 2007, killing over 50 people.
The U.S. military grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft for months after the fatal crash, which happened during a routine training mission on Nov. 29 off Yakushima Island, about 1,040 km (650 ...
[311] [312] [313] In the aftermath of the crash, the Japanese government asked the U.S. to ground its V-22 Osprey fleet in Japan, except in the case of emergency flights. [313] Air Force investigators identified a cracked pinion gear in the proprotor gearbox and the pilot's decision to continue the flight as causes for the crash. [314]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. Military transport tiltrotor "V-22" redirects here. For other uses, see V22 (disambiguation). V-22 Osprey A MV-22 being used during a MAGTF demonstration during the 2014 Miramar Air Show General information Type Tiltrotor military transport aircraft National origin United States ...
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