An Air Force Osprey crash off Japan in 2023 that killed eight airmen was caused by a “catastrophic failure” of the aircraft’s gearbox and the pilot’s “insufficient sense of urgency” to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot's decision to keep flying rather than heed multiple warnings that he ...

By TARA COPP WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying, instead of heeding multiple ...

The cause of Wednesday’s crash and the status of the seven others on board are not ... Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki had said he would ask the U.S. military to suspend all Osprey flights in Japan.

In addition to those revelations and incidents, just two months prior to the Nov. 29 Osprey crash, two Marine V-22 Ospreys in Japan diverted Sept. 14 within hours of each other due to "cockpit ...