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The US military aircraft V-22 Osprey crashed on the Japanese island of Yakushima on Wednesday. There were 6 people on board the plane including the crew members. The death of one of them has been confirmed. According to the Japanese media, the accident occurred due to a fire in one of the engines of the V-22 Osprey aircraft. It is being told that this plane was trying to land at Yakushima airport. This is the second incident of an Asprey plane crashing in Japan, before which a plane crashed near the southern island of Okinawa in 2016.
The V-22 Osprey is an American hybrid military aircraft, characterized by the ability to take off from short runways and vertical take off and landing like a helicopter. However, the way this incident has been happening for the past few years, the concern of America is sure to increase. The aircraft that crashed on Wednesday was en route from Iwakuni base in western Yagamuchi to Kadena base in the Okinawa region. Yakushima Island lies south of Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island.
Disappeared from radar after noon
According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, the aircraft disappeared from radar at 2:40 pm on Wednesday. Exactly five minutes after this, an emergency call came, in which information about the crash of the plane was received. After this, relief work was started with six boats and two helicopters. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, the wreckage of the plane and the body of one person on board have been found so far. It is reported that earlier the Ministry of Defense had said that the plane would carry eight people, but later it was reduced to six. According to local people, the V-22 Osprey aircraft was circling the sea for a long time before it crashed. After this it suddenly crashed. It is being told that there was another plane along with the crashed plane which landed safely at Yakushima airport.
The V-22 Osprey plane has crashed before
Prior to this, the V-22 Osprey plane has crashed several times in Yakushima. According to media reports, the Osprey plane crashed in Australia in August, with 23 people on board including the crew, three of whom were American patients. were, whose lives were lost. The incident took place during a military exercise on Melville Island. Apart from this, this plane also crashed near Okinawa, Japan, after which the US banned these planes for some time.
America’s concern increased
The plane that crashed in Japan is capable of flying as both a plane and a helicopter. It is used by the US Marines and Navy. Apart from this, Japan also uses this aircraft. However, recent incidents of such accidents are raising questions on the safety of this aircraft. However, both the US and Japan consider the plane safe.
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