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One Marine killed and 21 others hospitalized after MV-22 Osprey crashes during training exercise in Hawaii

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was undertaking military training exercise
MV-22 Osprey experienced a 'hard landing mishap' and burst into flames
Footage of downed aircraft shows thick black smoke billowing into sky
All 22 Marines aboard Osprey were rushed to hospital; one has now died
It is unknown how aircraft crashed at Bellows Air Force Station in Hawaii
It is second military aircraft to be involved in fatal crash in only five days
On May 12, 6 Marines died when a UH-1Y helicopter was downed in Nepal

By Sophie Jane Evans For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:43 GMT, 18 May 2015 | Updated: 09:02 GMT, 18 May 2015

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One Marine has been killed and a further 21 have been hospitalized after the Marine Corps Osprey they were flying in crashed and exploded into flames during a training exercise in Hawaii.

The soldiers were traveling in the tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey - which can take off and land like a helicopter but has airplane-style wings - when the aircraft experienced a 'hard-landing mishap'.

Emergency response crews were immediately dispatched to the scene, while shocking footage captured on residents' cell phones showed flames and thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

The aircraft with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was carrying 22 people, including four crew members, on a training exercise when it crashed at around 11am on Sunday, officials said.

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Fatal: One Marine has been killed and a further 21 have been hospitalized after the Marine Corps Osprey they were flying in suffered a 'hard landing' during a training exercise in Hawaii. Above, flames engulf the aircraft

Fatal: One Marine has been killed and a further 21 have been hospitalized after the Marine Corps Osprey they were flying in suffered a 'hard landing' during a training exercise in Hawaii. Above, flames engulf the aircraft
Rising debris: One of three V-22 Ospreys that were apparently participating in the exercise can be seen preparing to touch down moments after the doomed aircraft made a hard landing and burst into flames

Rising debris: One of three V-22 Ospreys that were apparently participating in the exercise can be seen preparing to touch down moments after the doomed aircraft made a hard landing and burst into flames
Scene of the crash: The Marines were traveling in the tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey - which can take off and land like a helicopter but has airplane-style wings - when the aircraft experienced a deadly 'hard-landing mishap'

Scene of the crash: The Marines were traveling in the tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey - which can take off and land like a helicopter but has airplane-style wings - when the aircraft experienced a deadly 'hard-landing mishap'
Aircraft: The incident occurred at Bellows Air Force Station in Oahu. The Marines were flying in a tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey (pictured) with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit were traveling when it crashed at 11am Sunday

Aircraft: The incident occurred at Bellows Air Force Station in Oahu. The Marines were flying in a tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey (pictured) with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit were traveling when it crashed at 11am Sunday
Marine aircrafts seen flying 'right before the Osprey crashed'

Initial reports said that 12 Marines had been hospitalized.

However, a military official has since confirmed that one Marine has died in hospital and the aircraft's other 21 occupants are being treated at several area hospitals. Their conditions remain unknown.

The incident occurred at Bellows Air Force Station in Oahu. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is based at Camp Pendleton in California, is in Hawaii for a week for training purposes.

Video obtained by KHON-TV taken moments before the crash shows three V-22s flying over a beach. Their rotors are up in 'helicopter mode' as they prepared to land.

On Friday, Marine Corps Base Hawaii had issued a news release informing locals that there would be heightened noise in the area due to 'amphibious operations and air training', KITV reported.
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It remains unclear how Sunday's 'hard landing' occurred. Donald Gahit, of Waimanalo, said he saw smoke rising in the air from Bellows when he looked outside his house after hearing sirens pass by.

'At first I thought it was clouds, but it was moving fast and it was pretty dark,' he said.

At the time of the incident, the nearby beach on Oahu was busy, according to Hawaii News Now. Witnesses claimed they had seen three aircraft performing rotations in the sky prior to the crash.

When the Ospreys dipped toward the ground after the rotations, however, only two came back up.
Black smoke billows from Marine helicopter crash site
Shocking: Footage captured on residents' cell phones showed flames and thick smoke billowing into the sky

Shocking: Footage captured on residents' cell phones showed flames and thick smoke billowing into the sky
Exercise: One the three Ospreys that were apparently participating in the training exercise - possibly, the one that crashed, killing one Marine - is pictured flying through the sky just minutes before the deadly crash

Exercise: One the three Ospreys that were apparently participating in the training exercise - possibly, the one that crashed, killing one Marine - is pictured flying through the sky just minutes before the deadly crash
Fateful fly: Two of the three military aircraft are seen flying over the sea off the coast of Waimanalo in Hawaii

Fateful fly: Two of the three military aircraft are seen flying over the sea off the coast of Waimanalo in Hawaii

Thick smoke: It remains unclear how Sunday's 'hard landing' occurred. Donald Gahit, of Waimanalo, said he saw smoke rising in the air from Bellows when he looked outside his house after hearing sirens pass by

Thick smoke: It remains unclear how Sunday's 'hard landing' occurred. Donald Gahit, of Waimanalo, said he saw smoke rising in the air from Bellows when he looked outside his house after hearing sirens pass by

'Only two came up, and shortly after we saw a cloud of smoke,' Desiree Faumui told KHON 2. 'The smoke was initially a grey color... and within a few minutes, we saw it turn into a dark black.'

Witness Ken Quinata added: 'We were just taking a look, because you don’t normally see aircraft landing that close and then all of sudden, it just went down quick and burst into flames.'

'The flames were coming up at least 20 feet high and a lot of people were rushing in trying to help.'

According to Mr Quinata, some of the Marines appeared to have suffered severe burns. A city bus was apparently activated to help transport victims to several hospitals in the area.

The V-22 Osprey has a controversial accident history.
Air base: Witnesses said they had seen three aircraft doing rotations in the sky above Bellows Air Station (pictured) just seconds before the crash. But when the Ospreys flew downward, only two came back up

Air base: Witnesses said they had seen three aircraft doing rotations in the sky above Bellows Air Station (pictured) just seconds before the crash. But when the Ospreys flew downward, only two came back up

Training: On Friday, Marine Corps Base Hawaii had issued a news release telling locals that there would be heightened noise in the area due to 'amphibious operations and air training' at the Air Force Station (pictured)

Training: On Friday, Marine Corps Base Hawaii had issued a news release telling locals that there would be heightened noise in the area due to 'amphibious operations and air training' at the Air Force Station (pictured)

During its testing phase from 1991 to 2000, it suffered four crashes resulting in 30 fatalities. Since it became operational in 2007, six other soldiers have been killed while traveling in the aircraft.

The downed Osprey in Hawaii is the second aircraft carrying Marines to have crashed in five days.

On May 12, six Marines were killed when their UH-1Y helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of Nepal while carrying out a relief mission in the wake of the devastating Kathmandu earthquake.

The quake killed more than 8,000 people and injured a further 19,000. The bodies of the six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers who were also aboard the military helicopter have since been identified.

An investigation into the Hawaii crash is ongoing.






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US military aircraft with 22 Marines aboard crashes

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A US military aircraft with 22 Marines on board crashed on Sunday at Bellows Air Force Base in Waimanalo, Hawaii. @therealmattm

A US military aircraft with 22 Marines on board crashed on Sunday at Bellows Air Force Base in Waimanalo, Hawaii. @therealmattm
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A US military aircraft with about two dozen Marines on board​ has crashed in the state of Hawaii, sending black plumes of smoke in the air, reports say.

The crash occurred at about 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday at Bellows Air Force Base in Waimanalo.

A US Marine Corps statement said the aircraft was MV-22 Osprey, which takes off and lands like a helicopter and cruises like a plane. Twenty-two Marines were reportedly aboard. At least, one Marine was killed and 21 others were injured.

Osprey is designed for special operations, including infiltration, exfiltration and resupply.
MV-22 Osprey takes off and lands like a helicopter and cruises like a plane.

The US Marine Corps initially said 12 Marines were injured. Later on, it confirmed one death, adding that all 21 of the others had been taken to hospitals for treatment.

"An MV-22 Osprey from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit experienced a hard-landing mishap while conducting training aboard Marine Corps Training Area – Bellows at approximately 11:00 a.m., Hawaii time," the initial Marine statement said.

"Twelve Marines have been transported to a local hospital for treatment. Emergency services are on-scene and responding," it added.
Smoke rises from a US Marine MV-22 Osprey that went down on Sunday near Bellows Air Force Station at Waimanalo, Hawaii.

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