Nathan Carlson, 21 of Machesney Park, has been identified among the five Marines killed in an Osprey aircraft crash Wednesday afternoon in California
"We mourn the loss of our Marines in this tragic mishap. Our hearts go out to their families and friends as they cope with this tragedy," Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering said.
"We mourn the loss of our Marines in this tragic mishap," Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, said in a statement."Our hearts go out to their families and friends as they cope with this tragedy." The Osprey, a hybrid airplane and helicopter, flew in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but has been criticized by some as unsafe. It is designed to take off like a helicopter, rotate its propellers to a horizontal position and cruise like an airplane.Prior to Wednesday's crash, Osprey crashes had caused 46 deaths, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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