01-Oct-14 Bell-Boeing MV-22 Arabian Gulf, Bahrain (1F)

Osprey temporarily lost power after taking off from the amphibious ship Makin Island. temporarily hitting the water before the pilot regained control.  In that moment, two Marine air crewmen aboard jumped out when it looked like the Osprey was going into the ocean, with only one recovered.  The search for the second has been called off

Date:
1 October, 2014
Make:
Boeing
Model:
V-22
Location:
Arabian Gulf
Country:
Bahrain
Civil / Military:
Military
Fatalities:
1
Operator:
US-Marine-Corps
Link:
http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2014/141001_080.html
Link:
http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20141001/NEWS/310010065
Link:
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/oct/02/missing-marine-makin-island-lost-at-sea/

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