Marine Osprey crashes in Southern California desert
Five Marines had been aboard the MV-22B Osprey belonging to the third Marine Aircraft Wing primarily based at Camp Pendleton when it crashed close to Glamis.
SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps Osprey plane carrying 5 Marines crashed Wednesday in the Southern California desert close to Glamis and civilian and navy emergency crews had been responding. According to CBS News, 4 of the 5 Marines on board had been killed in the accident. The destiny of the fifth Marine is unknown.
The MV-22B Osprey belonged to the third Marine Aircraft Wing primarily based at Camp Pendleton in North San Diego County and went down at 12:25 p.m. throughout coaching, Maj. Mason Englehart, spokesman for the third Marine Aircraft Wing advised the AP.
The crash occurred close to State Route 78 and Coachella Canal Road, about 115 miles east of San Diego.
The MV-22B Osprey is a tiltrotor plane that may function as a helicopter or a turboprop plane made by Bell-Boeing in accordance with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).,
The Marine Corp posted a message that “contrary to social media rumors, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft” on Twitter.
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