US Osprey down near Japan

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US Osprey down near Japan

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An Osprey with 8 pob went missing near Japan...

https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1081076 ... -bij-japan
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Good lord! How many have been crashed in the past? It seems a lot of…
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A reliable source in Japan reports the probable serial for the lost Osprey as 12-0065.
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According to our Scramble Database, seven out of 58 USAF Ospreys have been lost due to accidents according this article on the homepage: https://scramble.nl/military-news/usaf- ... -operation
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USAF, USMC and USN 478 Ospreys are grounded because of the accidents.

investigation if the accidents are ma nmade or depending of the "machines"
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