As it appears McPave wears blue, and has had to endure Ned's presence, I shall stipulate to his credibility.....McP's not Ned's!
One has to accept the fact one service tends to appear to being polishing a turd whenever their well known
PR capabilities are put into action....as in the wake of any kind of incident involving an Osprey. Living close to their main base and thus having access to "local" news outlets, the official
PR reports oft times are contradicted by other sources.
One example....remember the small grass fire that was caused by an Osprey after landing out about six months ago.....put out by the Flight Engineer they said. The NC Forest Service fought the fire for several days after that and involved many fire units from around the area.
Are we skeptical after numerous events like that? Sure....and rightfully so!
The Air Force has remained very quiet and thus we have heard little from their perspective.
Ah.....MH-53 days....and all those Fifty Cal bottle openers made from spent casings!