A military aircraft was confirmed to have crashed in California near the Mexico border with five Marines on board, four of whom are reported to be dead.
The vehicle, an MV-22B Osprey from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reportedly went down in Glamis, a town located just west of the Arizona border and a few miles north of Mexico. According to Fox5, an anonymous military official said on Thursday that four of the crew are confirmed dead, and one is missing.
The crew was conducting a training exercise at the time of the crash, and the aircraft was based in Camp Pendleton.
Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson tweeted out the news on Wednesday, adding a very specific quote: “There was no nuclear material on board the aircraft.”
USMC says an MV-22B Osprey belonging to 3d Marine Air Wing
crashed near Glamis, Calif. No word on survivors. “There was no nuclear material on board the aircraft.”— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) June 8, 2022
Some people found this nugget of information to be quite odd: (** Language warning)
Yeah why would they emphasize denying that part. Could just say hell crashed and that’s that. Don’t say oh helo crashed and we don’t have nukes on board.
— Oswald Huynh (@Klingoblingo30) June 9, 2022
So we can safely assume there actually was nuclear material on board the aircraft… ok then lol
— Mike (@dropthehama) June 8, 2022
There was a time when similar would have been said about B52s …if people knew how many broken arrow incidents they were involved in early on.
— Thomas Jones (@ferricoxide) June 8, 2022
As much as my, “I can neither confirm nor deny …” t-shirt?
— Sylvia Keeps (@BeastsInJars) June 8, 2022
Other users noted that there have been a number of Osprey crashes recently, prompting concerns about the safety of the aircraft:
Seems to be a quite a few Osprey’s going down this year 🧐
— Elizabeth (@elizabethinca1) June 8, 2022
Those planes have been trouble ever since they were made available to our military (Marines)! After crashes and other problems the Osprey were sent back for further testing and troubleshooting. And yet here we are again!
Presumably 5 more Marines dead. 💔— Stu Giles (@YoEzduzit) June 9, 2022
Worst military aircraft I’ve ever flown in.
— Will Morgan (@notwillmorgan) June 8, 2022
Second Osprey crash in the last 3 months
— Options Johnny 👍 (@OptionsJohnny) June 8, 2022
These things are always crashing.
— Mitchell Barnett (@Mitchel87365055) June 9, 2022
Another thing made by Boeing that crashed….. What a surprise.
— John Matthews (@JTMasterJedi) June 8, 2022
Osprey again. Sheesh….
— Lunar Tick (@The_Lunar_Tick) June 9, 2022
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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