OSPREY INCIDENT HAWAII
An early news report. 1 fatality, 21 injured.
Correction to first post, appears to involve a MV-22, not a "CV".
US Marines use the MV, US Air Force CV. A subtle, but important distinction.
All the best to those involved.
US Marines use the MV, US Air Force CV. A subtle, but important distinction.
All the best to those involved.
Last edited by sandiego89; 18th May 2015 at 15:40.
Hawaii News Now has some actual footage of the crash - about 44 seconds in to the video report by Allyson Blair.
1 killed, 21 injured in Osprey crash at Bellows Air Force Statio - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL
Doesn't look like there was any fire before the impact. And the aircraft seems not to be obscured in a dust cloud.
Defense-Aerospace has a good selection of media reports, including about how the Japanese are not keen on MV-22s continuing to operate in Okinawa.
Ripples from Osprey Crash Reach Japan
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1 killed, 21 injured in Osprey crash at Bellows Air Force Statio - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL
Doesn't look like there was any fire before the impact. And the aircraft seems not to be obscured in a dust cloud.
Defense-Aerospace has a good selection of media reports, including about how the Japanese are not keen on MV-22s continuing to operate in Okinawa.
Ripples from Osprey Crash Reach Japan
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The MV-22 has a much lower accident rate than thr CH-46 it replaced and the Japanese are whinging?
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Originally Posted by dat581
The MV-22 has a much lower accident rate than the CH-46 it replaced
Maybe a different metric provides a different spin?
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Maybe a different metric provides a different spin?
All metrics are useless unless the context precise means of compilation are taken into account, or known.
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All metrics are useless unless the context precise means of compilation are taken into account, or known.