Marine Chief to OK Osprey for Flight
The Marine Corps’ top general is ready to give the go-ahead to resume flying the MV-22 Osprey aircraft, nearly one month after one crashed in Arizona, killing 19 Marines, an official said Wednesday.
The Marines planned to announce today that Gen. James Jones, commandant of the Marine Corps, has cleared the fleet of Osprey hybrid helicopter-airplanes to return to the air, according to a Pentagon official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The April 8 crash remains under investigation, the official said. It was the Marines’ deadliest air crash since 1989.
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