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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tara Copp

Japan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says

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A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying, instead of heeding multiple warnings that he should land, according to an Air Force investigation released Thursday.

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