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Two crew members were injured, and all were transported for treatment. Ospreys in Japan were grounded the following day. [48] [49] [50] An investigation into the mishap was launched. [51] Preliminary reports indicated that, during in-flight refueling with a HC-130, the refueling hose was struck by the Osprey's rotor blades. [52]
When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn’t reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan.
The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure that led to a fatal crash of an Osprey aircraft in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months, a U.S. defense official told ...
The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast ...
The grounding of the Ospreys has had the deepest impact on the Marines, which use over 300 Ospreys to carry out a variety of missions. The presidential fleet also uses ospreys to transport White ...
The latest Osprey crash in November 2023 in Japan led to the grounding of all 386 operational Osprey aircraft across the Navy, Air Force and Marines.
The US military has lifted the grounding guidance for the military’s V-22 Osprey fleet, roughly three months after the entire fleet was grounded following a deadly Air Force Special Operations ...
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.