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Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey Hard Landing (Yeman)

Date:	28-JAN-2017
Time:
Type:	Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey
Owner/operator:	US Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Al Bayda Governorate -    Yemen
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Unknown
Destination airport:	Unknown

Narrative:
The aircraft (believed to be based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti) suffered a hard landing while on a Special Operations Force raid to combat Al'Qaeda in Yemen. One fatality is reported though this may be from the subsequent military operation.
The downed airframe was later destroyed by an air-strike by an F-16.