Three US Marines were killed on Sunday when the military plane they were traveling in crashed on a remote tropical island off the Australian mainland, an official Navy source said.
“There were a total of 23 people on board. Three died and a further five, injured and in serious condition, were taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital,” the official said in a statement.
According to local media, the US military aircraft Osprey crashed during military exercises in northern Australia.
✒️ Avustralya’da 23 ABD askerini taşıyan helicopter düştü
– Deniz piyadelerini tasıyan “V-22 Osprey” tipi helicopterin-düşmesi sonucu’s belirlemelere gore 3 questioners of the question, 5 questioners of yaralandı. pic.twitter.com/6pDbjgK9nf
– 23 DERECE (@yirmiucderece) August 27, 2023
According to the Australian public broadcaster ABC, several people have been rescued after the plane crashed near the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin.
Northern Territory emergency services reported a ‘plane crash’ on Melville Island, about 60 kilometers north of the Australian mainland.
The Osprey, a hybrid horizontal or vertical takeoff aircraft, took part in the Predators Run exercises, a series of military maneuvers organized jointly by the US and Australian armed forces.
In 2017, an MV-22 Osprey crashed into the sea as part of a US-Australian military exercise, killing three people.
Source: DN
