Five other personnel in a serious condition have been flown to a hospital in Darwin.
DARWIN: Three US Marines died today after an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island north of Australia during war games, US military officials said.
“Recovery efforts are ongoing,” US officials said, adding that an investigation into the cause of the incident had been launched. The Osprey — a mix between a helicopter and a plane — was taking part in the Predators Run exercises, a joint series of war drills involving thousands of soldiers from the US and Australia, as well as other militaries such as Indonesia and the Philippines.
Three Marines were killed in 2017 when an Osprey crashed after clipping the back of a transport ship while trying to land at sea off Australia’s north coast.The US Army earlier this year temporarily grounded all pilots who were not involved in critical missions, forcing them to complete further training after a series of safety incidents.
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