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Always has been. 62 deaths, about half during initial testing and development. Over 33 years, that's averaging nearly 1.9 deaths per year. And these aren't comb
by Jtsummers 2y ago
Always has been. 62 deaths, about half during initial testing and development. Over 33 years, that's averaging nearly 1.9 deaths per year. And these aren't combat deaths (like an aircraft brought down by enemy fire). Mostly training and exercises.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_V-22_Osprey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involv...
- oautholaf 2y agoThey seem to be a common part of the Airforce One entourage. When the President is in the SF Bay Area, I see these commonly fly over residential areas. Given their history and the apparent unexplained failure, this has always struck me as unwise.