US Asked to Ground All Ospreys in Japan Following Crash

Published on November 30, 2023

Japan has asked the United States military to ground all Osprey aircraft not engaged in emergency recovery operations following a training mission crash involving one of the aircraft. A U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the ocean off the country’s southern coast during a training mission Wednesday, killing at least one of the eight crew members. The search is still ongoing for the other seven missing crew members. At this stage, the cause of the crash has not yet been revealed. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters officials had asked the U.S. military to ground all Osprey flights in the meantime, except those involved in the search and rescue of the missing crew. Japanese defense officials have confirmed that only one U.S. Osprey has joined the rescue operation since the crash....

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