26.03.2022, 08:46
Bislang ist der Vorfall noch nicht ganz geklärt, die Untersuchungen laufen noch, allerdings wird schlechtes Wetter möglicherweise mit in die Untersuchungen einbezogen. Die Osprey hat ja eine nicht ganz unumstrittene Vorgeschichte...
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Zitat:Loss of 4 Marines in Norway Osprey Crash Brings Attention to Aircraft with Spotty Historyhttps://www.military.com/daily-news/2022...story.html
Late Sunday, the Marine Corps released the names of the four service members: Capt. Matthew Tomkiewicz of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Capt. Ross Reynolds of Leominster, Massachusetts; Gunnery Sgt. James Speedy of Cambridge, Ohio; and Cpl. Jacob Moore of Catlettsburg, Kentucky.
All four were assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, according to a statement released by the II Marine Expeditionary Force late Sunday. [...] The Marine Corps said the cause of the crash is under investigation, but Norwegian police reported bad weather in the area, according to The Associated Press. [...]
The Osprey has had a controversial development and operational history, with some arguing that it is unsafe. Between 1991 and 2006, while the aircraft was undergoing testing, there were four crashes resulting in 30 deaths. [...] The last fatal crash involving the aircraft was also in 2017 off the coast of Australia, in which three Marines were lost.
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