why the V-22 Osprey aircraft won’t be grounded despite dozens of crashes and 54 fatalities
- Written by Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
ShutterstockAt the weekend a V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed on Melville Island north of Darwin. Of the 23 US Marine Corps personnel onboard, three died, five were taken to Darwin hospital in a serious condition, and some others had more minor injuries.
The craft was part of the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a unit of up to 2,500 US marines that...

















