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Marines from Camp Pendleton were among those injured in Sunday's MV-22B Osprey aircraft crash on Melville Island in Australia, officials said.

Camp Pendleton-based Marines were aboard the Osprey aircraft that crashed in Australia, killing three service members and injuring 20 others, it was announced Monday.

Camp Pendleton Marines were among those involved in the MV-22B Osprey aircraft crash in Australia on Sunday that killed three and left 20 others injured, according to military officials.

The squadron’s executive officer and a pilot and crew chief died in the crash in Australia.

The crash occurred during Exercise Predators Run, an annual multinational exercise held in the Northern Territory of Australia.

A pilot, crew chief and the executive officer of a Hawaii-based Marine air squadron were identified Monday, Aug. 28, as those who died in the crash.

Marine Rotational Force — Darwin has confirmed the names of those killed in the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crash on Melville Island

Three U.S. Marines killed in the weekend crash of an Osprey aircraft in Australia were identified Monday.

Wounded. >> reporter: u.s. officials say the crash involved marines from camp pendleton and the osprey was based out of hawaii. it was one of two taking part in a 12-day routine international exercise involving troops from multiple countries. this is the second deadly incident this week involving a marine aircraft. a jet crashed near san diego thursday killing the pilot. just last year, nine marines died in two separate accidents involving ospreys, one near san diego and one in norway. the milit...

We have learned some are based in camp pendleton. >> reporter: good evening. an investigation is underway into what caused the deadly crash. this as some of the seriously injured marines are being treated as an australian hospital. the military aircraft carrying 23 americans crashed seconds after the pilot radios in an emergency. the osprey, similar to these, went down during a training exercise at 9:30 a.m. australian time killing at least three. >> this is a terrible incident. >> reporter: hel...