Three marines remain in hospital in Darwin, one in intensive care in a critical condition after the crash of the Osprey aircraft on Sunday
A 21-year-old man who had served in the Marine Corps for less than three years was among the three US service personnel who died in a military plane crash in the Tiwi Islands on Sunday.
Their MV-22B Osprey went down on Melville Island, 80km north of Darwin, at about 9.30am on Sunday, local time, with 23 people on board. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, the statement said. Collart enlisted in the Marine Corps in late 2021 and was promoted to corporal earlier this year. He served in Pensacola and Jacksonville before arriving at the Hawaii base in Kaneohe Bay.
Lewis had been active in the Marine Corps since 2008 and served as major since 2018. The pilot had served in America and Japan and received several medals and deployment ribbons, including the Navy and Marine Corps achievement medal., extended their condolences to the families of those who were killed after the crash.police, fire and emergency services working closely with the Australian Defence Force and the US Marine Corps.
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