Divers Recover 7th of 8 Crew Members Killed in Crash of US Military Osprey Off Japan

TOKYO—Navy divers on Sunday recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission.

The Air Force CV-22 Osprey went down on Nov. 29 just off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan while on its way to Okinawa. The bodies of six of the crew had since been recovered, including five from the sunken wreckage of the aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command said in a statement that the body recovered by Navy divers was one of the two crew members still missing. The identity of the airman has been determined but the information is withheld until next of kin has been notified, the command said.
 

“Currently there is a combined effort in locating and recovering the remains of our eighth airman,” it said.

Read Full Article Here

  

Boeing Osprey by Simon Fitall is licensed under unsplash.com

Get latest news delivered daily!

We will send you breaking news right to your inbox