A U.S. military aircraft carrying six people crashed into the sea in western Japan on Wednesday, killing at least one crew member with the condition of at least two hauled from waters unclear.

Japan's coast guard said it found what appeared to be wreckage from the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey

The crash happened about 2:47 p.m. local time (0547 GMT) near the island's airport, with witnesses saying the aircraft's left engine appeared to be on fire as it descended

The deployment of the Osprey in Japan has been controversial, with critics saying the hybrid aircraft is prone to accidents. The U.S. military and Japan say it is safe.

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updated the post after about 7 hours. article originally said 8 people were onboard during the crash. now says 6 were onboard with at least 1 confirmed death.

  • Mokey [none/use name]
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    11 months ago

    I think its just a stupid war criminals idea of a good idea and of course its not exactly the most feasible thing in the world to create. Especially if you're holding the progression of humanity and are used to throwing away billions into the war machine.

    • GinAndJucheM
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      11 months ago

      Fair, one was because the pilot brought a gopro and flew low low low low

    • GinAndJucheM
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      11 months ago

      That’s fair, at least one was because of a pilot pulling stunts for a GoPro