The US Marine Corps said Thursday that five of its members were killed when their Osprey plane crashed in southern California during a training mission.
The Marine Corps said in a statement that the five soldiers were aboard the MV-22B Osprey when it crashed near Glams, California, north of the Mexican border.
“We regret the loss of US Marines in this tragic incident. Our hearts are with their families and friends as they try to come to terms with this tragedy,” Major General Bradford Gring said.
The Osprey, which can take off and land like a helicopter and fly like a conventional two-wing aircraft, was stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station at Camp Pendleton, about 225 km west of Glams.
The US military denied reports that the plane was carrying radioactive materials, and the Los Angeles Times quoted Sarah Marshall, a spokeswoman for the Third Wing of the Marine Corps – which operates the plane – denying the authenticity of social media posts and the initial distress calls launched by emergency services from the scene of the accident. , which claimed the presence of nuclear materials on board.