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Three US marines killed in Australia helicopter
crash
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1 hour ago
There have been several fatal crashes involving Ospreys in recent yearsBy Robert Greenall
BBC News
Three US marines have been killed and 20 injured
after a military helicopter crashed during exercises in Australia.
The MV-22B Osprey came down on its way to the remote Tiwi islands north
of Darwin. Five of the marines are said to be in a serious condition.
They were taking part in Predators Run, involving 2,500 troops from the
US, Australia, the Philippines, East Timor and Indonesia.
Only US personnel were on board the aircraft.
The incident took place on Melville Island north of the Northern
Territory capital Darwin on Sunday.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as
tragic and said every assistance would be given to the injured.
"Five marines have been returned to Darwin for treatment with the
remaining being triaged at the scene," said local police commissioner
Michael Murphy.
"Additional police and defence personnel have been deployed to
Melville Island to support operations, triage injured people and return them to
Darwin and also maintain the crash scene while investigations continue."
The incident is the second fatal helicopter crash during joint
exercises in northern Australia in less than a month.
On 29 July four Australian soldiers were presumed dead after their 45
MRH-90 Taipan crashed off the coast of Queensland while participating in
Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest bilateral military training exercise
between Australia and the US.
The Osprey is a hybrid combining features of helicopters and turbo-prop
planes which can travel much faster than a conventional helicopter.
But it has a troubled history, with a fatal crash in Norway last year
killing four marines. Three others died in 2017 when their aircraft clipped the
back of a transport ship off northern Australia.
A history of
crashes
Previous crashes of
Osprey aircraft, according to CNN reporting and US Defense Department press
releases:
July 20, 1992: Seven people are
killed during testing when an Osprey crashes in Virginia.
April 8, 2000: A crash during
training in Arizona kills 19 Marines. The crash is blamed on pilot error, with
investigators concluding the pilot tried to land too fast and at too steep an
angle, causing a loss of lift.
December 11, 2000: Four Marines are
killed when an Osprey crashes in North Carolina. The accident is later blamed
on problems with a hydraulic part and a software anomaly in the aircraft’s
computer system.
April 8, 2010: US Air Force
Osprey crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three US service members and
one civilian employee.
April 11, 2012: Two US personnel
are killed in an Osprey crash in Morocco.
June 13, 2012: An Air Force CV-22
Osprey crashes during a routine training mission north of Navarre, Florida,
injuring five.
May 17, 2015: A Marine Corps
MV-22 Osprey crashes at Bellows training ground on Oahu, Hawaii, leaving two
Marines dead
December
13, 2016: An MV-22B Osprey lands in shallow waters off Okinawa, Japan,
injuring two.
August 5, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey
crashes off the coast of Australia, leaving three Marines dead
September 28, 2017: A Marine Corps
MV-22 Osprey crashes in Syria, injuring two service members.
March 18, 2022: Four US service
members are killed when the MV-22 Osprey they are traveling in crashes during
NATO training exercises in Norway.
June 8, 2022: Five US Marines
die after an MV-22 Osprey crashes during a training mission Wednesday near
Glamis, California
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