3 US Marines dead after aircraft crashes during drills in Australia

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Three US Marines died Sunday after an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island north of Australia during war

Five Marines had been rescued from the crash site and flown to a hospital in Darwin in a “serious condition”, the US officials said, while Australian police said they were triaging the rest of the injured crew at the scene.“Three have been confirmed deceased while five others were transported to Royal Darwin Hospital in a serious condition.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as “tragic” and “regrettable” but stressed that authorities were still trying to piece together what happened. Northern Australia has become an increasingly important staging ground for the US military in recent years, as Washington and Canberra work together to counter China’s growing clout in the Asia-Pacific region.The Osprey aircraft has a troubled history, blighted by a string of fatal crashes over the years.

Ospreys are rapidly quick tilt-rotor aircraft that combine the features of both helicopters and turboprop planes, according to the US Air Force.

 

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