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U.S. Air Force Osprey Crash Off Japan Leaves at Least One Dead

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Six people were on board the aircraft that crashed into the ocean.

A wreck believed to belong to the U.S. military aircraft MV-22 Osprey that crashed into the sea off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan, Nov. 29, 2023.
Japan Coast Guard via Reuters

A U.S. military Osprey carrying six people crashed into the ocean off southern Japan on Wednesday, with at least one of the crew members confirmed dead by the local coast guard.

Rescue aircraft and patrol boats were dispatched to the crash site near the small island of Yakushima.

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