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US Navy Grounds All Osprey Aircraft Amid Probe of Deadly Crash Off Japan Coast

© AP Photo / Zeina KaramIN this Thursday, March 19, 2020 file photo, a U.S. Marine Osprey is seen taking off from the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon
IN this Thursday, March 19, 2020 file photo, a U.S. Marine Osprey is seen taking off from the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.12.2023
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Navy grounded all Osprey aircraft in light of a probe into a recent Osprey crash that killed eight US service members off the coast of Japan, the US Navy said in a press release.
"Out of an abundance of caution, following the AFSOC operational stand down, NAVAIR is instituting a grounding bulletin for all V-22 Osprey variants Dec. 6. This decision comes after the V-22 Osprey mishap on Nov. 29, off the shore of Yakushima, Japan," the release said on Wednesday.
Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential material failure caused the mishap, but the underlying cause of the failure is unknown at this time, the release added.
A still from underwater footage of a crashed P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in shallow water off the coast of Hawaii. The aircraft overshot the runway during a November 20, 2023, landing in bad weather, and the Navy has begun a salvage operation to retrieve the airliner-sized jet. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.12.2023
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