ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344934
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| Date: | Sunday 27 August 2023 |
| Time: | 09:43 LT |
| Type: |  Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) [VMM-363] |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, about 60km N of Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A USMC Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey crashed during the Exercise Predator's Run 2023 at Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, about 60km north of Darwin, Northern Territory.
There were 23 POB. Three US marines died and five has been transported by CareFlight to the Royal Darwin Hospital in serious condition, one of them critical, and the other marines were treated at the site of the crash.
Sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12449855/US-military-aircraft-crash-Tiwi-Islands-Northern-Territory.html
https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/defence/us-military-helicopter-crashes-off-darwin-coast-c-11717866
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-27/nt-plane-crash-on-melville-island/102781722
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/27/us-military-aircraft-crashes-off-nt-coast-during-training-excercise
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-military-aircraft-crashes-in-northern-territory-with-23-onboard-rescue-mission-underway/r64kshuxp
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-27/nt-plane-crash-on-melville-island/102781722
https://www.9news.com.au/national/rescue-operation-underway-after-military-aircraft-crash-near-darwin/bcaa9f69-e095-428a-970e-694a85a63c52
Location
Media:
Not good… possibly a US Marines MV-22B Osprey down on Melville Island off Darwin. This is an unconfirmed report…
— cqplanespotting (@cqplanespotting) August 27, 2023
A RAAF C-130 has been circling the area for some time and a Careflight helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft are also on scene. pic.twitter.com/egnhJs6wJ4
Latest Information on the MV-22B Osprey Incident pic.twitter.com/OCeUJ6KwIe
— MRF-D (@MRFDarwin) August 27, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2023 04:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Aug-2023 05:28 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2023 06:42 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2023 08:01 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2023 12:33 | Anon. | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2023 11:29 | Anon. | Updated |
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