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In a depressingly familiar story – an Air Force CV-22B Osprey went down off Japan. One confirmed killed, no word on the other 7 on board as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Osprey came down around 3:00 pm local time today, off Yakushima Island, western Japan. That island is located around 45 miles south of the Kagoshima region on the southern main island of Kyushu.<\/p>\n
In response to the crash, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) deployed search-and-rescue vessels and aircraft to the area and at least one U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J also appears to have been involved in this effort. An aerial photo has since been released by the JCG showing what is thought to be a portion of wreckage from the Osprey, which was found at around 4:00 pm local time, in waters southeast of the airport on Yakushima Island. As well as the wreckage, the JCG said it recovered an overturned life raft, but there were no people in it.<\/p>\n
While initial reports stated that the Osprey involved was a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B<\/u>, Hiroyuki Miyazawa, Japan\u2019s vice defense minister, told Japanese media<\/u> that the incident involved a CV-22B <\/u>from the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force\u2019s 21st Special Operations Squadron flies this type from Yokota Air Base.<\/p>\n
The single service member recovered so far was taken from the sea \u201cunconscious and was not breathing,\u201d according to the JCG<\/u>. They were found 1.8 miles from Anbo Port, on the eastern side of Yakushima. They were taken by boat from the Yakushima Town Rescue Center and onward to Anbo Port. Although they received CPR, the unnamed crew member was later pronounced dead.\u00a0\u00a0 The War Zone<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Other reports said that the aircraft contacted Japanese authorities asking permission for an emergency landing at the airport, then 5 minutes away. Witnesses were reported to have said an engine was on fire when the Osprey hit the water.<\/p>\n
I guess it’s encouraging that a life-raft was deployed – even if empty, hopefully that seems to indicate a relatively soft landing, but the lack of contact with the other 7 on board isn’t encouraging.\u00a0 Does go to show that no matter what, even the training for war can be hazardous.<\/p>\n
Think it is about time someone got serious about addressing the Osprey’s shortcomings. It’s too early to tell if this is another ‘hard clutch’ case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"