NBC: U.S. Marines MV-22 Osprey Heli-Plane Crashes off Australian Coast
Three U.S. Marines were missing Saturday after their aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia, the United States Marine Corps said.
Twenty-three of the 26 personnel aboard the Osprey heli-plane have been rescued.
The aircraft had launched from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and was conducting regularly scheduled operations when it crashed into the sea.
Vessels and aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group immediately responded and are taking part in the rescue operation.
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Search on after US Marine aircraft ‘mishap’ off Australia -- Washington Post/AP
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Search under way after US military helicopter 'mishap' off Queensland coast -- Sydney Morning Herald
Search for US marines off Queensland -- Western Australia
US Marine Helicopter Crashes In Australia; 3 Soldiers Missing -- International Business Times
Three Marines missing after Osprey crashes off Australia -- Marine Times
U.S. Marines conducting search and rescue operation after aviation 'mishap' off Australia -- Reuters
Search on after US Marine aircraft ‘mishap’ off Australia -- Washington Post/AP
Three US military personnel 'missing and presumed dead' and 23 rescued after Marine helicopter crashes into the sea off Queensland during joint exercise with Australia -- Daily Mail
Search under way after US military helicopter 'mishap' off Queensland coast -- Sydney Morning Herald
Search for US marines off Queensland -- Western Australia
US Marine Helicopter Crashes In Australia; 3 Soldiers Missing -- International Business Times
