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The crash raised new questions about the safety of the Osprey, which has been involved in multiple fatal accidents over its relatively short time in service.

The move came after a preliminary probe of last week’s crash indicated that a materiel failure led to the deaths.

Dec. 6—YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Public tributes from friends, families and others have been pouring in for eight airmen killed last week when their CV-22B Osprey crashed off Japans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan.

The US military is grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys, a week after an Air Force CV-22 crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, resulting in the deaths of all eight airmen aboard the aircraft.

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -- The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was grounding its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft after a crash last week off the c

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The crash raised new questions about the safety of the Osprey, which has been involved in multiple fatal accidents over its relatively short time in service. Japan grounded its fleet of 14 Ospreys after the crash.

The military has grounded all Osprey V-22 helicopters following a crash off the coast of Japan that resulted in the deaths of eight service members. Preliminary investigations suggest a potential materiel failure as the cause.

A preliminary investigation into the crash last week indicated that problems with the aircraft — not a mistake by the crew — had led to the deaths.