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US Osprey aircraft crashes off coast of Japan with eight on board

A US military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan's Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday, carrying eight people, as reported by a spokesperson from the Japan Coast Guard

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This file photo taken on March 15, 2022 shows a US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landing during a joint exercise with Japanese Self Defense Forces members at the Higashifuji training area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. Pic/AFP

This file photo taken on March 15, 2022 shows a US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landing during a joint exercise with Japanese Self Defense Forces members at the Higashifuji training area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. Pic/AFP

A United States military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan's Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday, carrying eight people, as reported by a spokesperson from the Japan Coast Guard.

The Japan Coast Guard received notification of the Osprey aircraft crash at approximately 2:47 p.m. local time (12:47 a.m. ET). The 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters promptly dispatched a patrol boat and aircraft to the Osprey aircraft crash site.

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