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Nigel C 6th August 2017 05:53 AM

MV-22 Osprey crash - Queensland
 
One of the USS Ronald Reagan's Osprey's crashed while attempting to land on the carrier near Rockhampton, with 23 of 26 on board being rescued. 3 are still unaccounted for.

http://www.news.com.au/national/quee...2136631d1bbc85

MarkR 6th August 2017 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Nigel C (Post 104206)
One of the USS Ronald Reagan's Osprey's crashed while attempting to land on the carrier near Rockhampton, with 23 of 26 on board being rescued. 3 are still unaccounted for.

http://www.news.com.au/national/quee...2136631d1bbc85

The Reagan doesn't carry any Mv22s, it was deployed from the Bonhomme Richard and was on approach to the USS Green Bay when the accident happened. That news.com report is a shocker when it comes to accuracy.

The Green Bay has a damaged flight deck rendering it unusable.

Greg Hyde 6th August 2017 09:17 AM

One marine medivaced to Rocky Hospital


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