US Military Plane Crashes Near Japan

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US military aircraft with eight personnel on board has crashed off Yakushima Island in Japan.

According to preliminary reports one person has been traced but their condition is still not known.

Local media also quoted officials who said the remains of the plane have likely been found off Yakushima.

Japanese broadcaster NHK said the CV-22 Osprey was trying to land at Yakushima Airport. The plane’s left engine was on fire, it added.

CV-22 Osprey military chopper mid air. Photo/ AF Military.

The aircraft was thought to be heading from Iwakuni base in the Yamaguchi region to Kadena base in Okinawa.

A rescue mission has been launched.

The Osprey is an aircraft that can function as a helicopter and a turboprop aircraft.

It has been involved in a string of fatal crashes over the years.

In August, another Osprey crashed in northern Australia during a military exercise for locally based troops, killing three US marines among the 23 on board.

In 2017, three marines were killed when an Osprey crashed after clipping the back of a transport ship while trying to land at sea off Australia’s northern coast.

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