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December 08, 2023

USAF Grounds the Osprey

Bodycount Continues to Rise for Military's Favorite Whirligig

The United States Air Force has grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft a week after a fatal crash involving 8 Special Operations Command servicemen off the coast of Japan. The USAF isn't saying exactly what they believe happened yet (likely holding out hope they can blame this one too on pilot error), but the Navy and Marine Corps similarly grounded hundreds of their own Ospreys when a preliminary investigation into recovered wreckages seemed to indicate material failure.

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