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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps V-22s Operational in Wake of Fatal Crash

Monday, May 18th, 2015

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Marine Corps V-22s Operational in Wake of Fatal Crash

A US. Marine Corps V-22 lifting off a ship. Photo: U.S. Navy

The Marine Corps fleet of MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors remains operational in the wake of a May 17 crash that killed one and injured more than a dozen other Marines.An MV-22 assigned to the 15 Marine Expeditionary Unit experienced a “hard-landing mishap” shortly before noon on Sunday during a training flight at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Hawaii.One Marine among 22 onboard the aircraft was killed in the crash. The other 22 passengers were transported to local hospitals for treatment.…

Congress

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