A shocking video first posted online a few days ago captures the moment a US military aircraft crashed into a US Navy ship, a tragic event that led to the deaths of three young Marines in 2017.
According to the Daily Mail, the controversial footage posted online on Saturday shows the MV-22 Osprey aircraft attempting to land on the USS Green Bay landing ship and eventually crashing due to technical problems.
The crash one of many that have marked the history of the sophisticated helicopter since its first flight in 1989 occurred on August 5, 2017, when the USS Green Bay was off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
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The video shows the moment the left engine section of the aircraft hits the deck, and the terrified sailors run away to escape.
Moments later, according to the British newspaper, the Bell-Boeing aircraft carrying 25 Marines from 265 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron took a 10-meter dive and crashed into the sea. The hole that opened up in the cockpit from the impact caused the aircraft to quickly flood with water and sink.
The fact that the rescue operation was launched immediately resulted in 22 of the Marines aboard the MV-22 Osprey escaping. The bodies of the three other Marines were recovered after a search that lasted approximately 12 hours.
They were 26-year-olds Benjamin Cross and Nathaniel Ordway, and 19-year-old Reuben Velasco, who were unable to escape from the cockpit as it filled with water.
Lieutenant Cross was one of the pilots of the aircraft at the time of the crash. In a subsequent investigation it turned out that neither he nor his co-pilot bore the slightest responsibility for the tragic accident, which was caused by a technical problem of the aircraft.
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