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Old 6th August 2017, 05:53 AM
Nigel C Nigel C is offline
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Default 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
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Old 6th August 2017, 07:02 AM
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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.
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Old 6th August 2017, 09:17 AM
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