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Japanese citizens balk at US Osprey aircraft deployment
Iwakuni, Japan - A history of mechanical failures follow the well-known tactical tilt-rotor
The Iwakuni major, together with Iwakuni citizens (a Japanese town), have expressed safety concerns about the deployment of Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in the city's American airbase. First concerns have put plans to deploy the aircraft on hold. This happened most of all in relation to a recent crash in Morocco which left two Marines dead. The US wants to replace aging helicopters on the island...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1142021
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency