The aircraft went down during routine training exercises.
Three U.S. Marines are dead and 20 are wounded after a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft crashed on Melville Island in Australia.
Troops were being transported during a routine training exercise when the accident occurred, the Marines said in a statement. Five of the wounded have been transported to Royal Darwin Hospital in serious condition.Those aboard the aircraft had been flying in support of Exercise Predators Run, which involves the militaries of the U.S., Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor. "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the three U.S.
Marine Ospreys have now been involved in 6 fatal crashes since 2012, with the previous incident being in June 2022, when five Marines died in a fiery crash in California, according to the Associated Press.
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