Three U.S. Marines have been killed and others injured after an Osprey aircraft crashed during military exercises in Australia, officials said Sunday. The incident on Melville Island in Australia took place at 9:30 a.m. local time. Two U.S. Marine Osprey aircraft left Darwin and flew towards Tiwi Islands, about 80 kilometers away, on Sunday morning, Australia’s Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said. One of the aircraft crashed on Melville Island, he added. The same year four U.S. service members were killed when their Osprey crashed during NATO training exercises in Norway.

Source: CNN August 27, 2023 09:25 UTC