On Wednesday, November 29, an American Osprey military aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan . It was reported by Reutersand UNN.
Details
Previously, there were eight servicemen on board the American aircraft. It is noted that the Japanese Coast Guard has sent patrol boats and aircraft to Yakushima Island, where the helicopter crashed.
Local fishermen say that three people were found in the area in the surrounding waters, but their condition is unknown. A spokesman for the prefectural government said the crash occurred near the island's airport, where another Osprey had successfully landed the same day.
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Witnesses of the plane crash said that the left engine was on fire when it went down.
Addendum
The V-22 Osprey is operated by the US Marine Corps, the US Navy and the Japanese Defense Forces.
Previously, the deployment of the Osprey in Japan caused controversy as critics claimed it was accident-prone. On the contrary, the US and Japanese militaries claimed that it was safe.
To recap,
In South Korea, the US and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral air exercise in response to the development of North Korea's nuclear threat.