>>19445854 lb
23 people onboard.
Aircraft was taking part inExercise Predator's Run
Location of crash is an island off the north coast of Australia near Darwin.
Conveniently close to Indonesia.
Vid news reporter 'accidentally' refers to the exercise asOperation Predator's Run
Is it an exercise or a military op?
Https://youtu.be/vM-fncaV98s
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repost from old bread for eyes
Osprey accident report repost from yesterday.
USMC Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey crashed during theExercise Predator's Run 2023at Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, about 60km north of Darwin, Northern Territory.
There were 23 POB. Three US marines died and five has been transported by CareFlight to the Royal Darwin Hospital in serious condition, one of them critical, and the other marines were treated at the site of the crash.
Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/344934
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12449855/US-military-aircraft-crash-Tiwi-Islands-Northern-Territory.html
https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/defence/us-military-helicopter-crashes-off-darwin-coast-c-11717866
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-27/nt-plane-crash-on-melville-island/102781722
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/27/us-military-aircraft-crashes-off-nt-coast-during-training-excercise
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-military-aircraft-crashes-in-northern-territory-with-23-onboard-rescue-mission-underway/r64kshuxp
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-27/nt-plane-crash-on-melville-island/102781722
https://www.9news.com.au/national/rescue-operation-underway-after-military-aircraft-crash-near-darwin/bcaa9f69-e095-428a-970e-694a85a63c52
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