V-22 Osprey flyr igjen, men bare de til US Marines - Stars & Stripes

 

Marine Ospreys flights resume after safety pause; other tiltrotors remain grounded

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SETH ROBSON AND HANA KUSUMOTO

STARS AND STRIPES • December 11, 2024

 

 A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lands near Mount Fuji while Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers secure the area during training on March 15, 2022. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

U.S. military grounded the entire tiltrotor fleet due to safety concerns, according to a 1st Marine Aircraft Wing spokesman.

“The Deputy Commandant for Aviation has directed the resumption of non-essential MV-22 Osprey flight operations after a thorough fleet review conducted during the operational pause,” Maj. Joseph Butterfield, a spokesman for the Okinawa-based 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, said by email Wednesday.