US Military: 5 Marines killed in aircraft crash in desert

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A MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flies at Marine Corps Air Facility at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2012. Officials say a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crashed in the Southern California desert, Wednesday afternoon, June 8, 2022, during training in a remote area near the community of Glamis in Imperial County. Five Marines were killed in the incident. AP photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, file photo
Julie Watson and Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press All five Marines on board an Osprey aircraft were killed when it crashed in the California desert near the Arizona border, the Marine Corps said Thursday, June 9, a day after the accident. The MV-22 Osprey went down at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, during training in a remote area in Imperial County near the community of Glamis, about 115 miles east of San Diego and about 50 miles from Yuma, Arizona. The aircraft was based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton with Marine Aircraft Group 39 and was part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. “We mourn the loss of our Marines in this tragic mishap,” Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft
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