MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
Still grounded....Geeze!
From Avweb:
"AURORA, Colorado—Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is reviewing the role of its CV-22 fleet, focusing on if it is organized and equipped for safe operations, amid a three-month-long grounding of the fleet following a fatal crash."
"AFSOC boss Gen. Tony Bauernfeind said the review is in addition to a privileged safety investigation board report and a public accident investigation board report to determine what caused a Bell-Boeing tiltrotor to crash into the sea off the coast of Japan on Nov. 29, 2023. All eight crewmembers were killed."
Following the mishap, AFSOC announced it would ground its fleet as an initial investigation identified a "materiel failure" that likely contributed. The same day, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy announced it was grounding its own V-22 fleet.
From Avweb:
"AURORA, Colorado—Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is reviewing the role of its CV-22 fleet, focusing on if it is organized and equipped for safe operations, amid a three-month-long grounding of the fleet following a fatal crash."
"AFSOC boss Gen. Tony Bauernfeind said the review is in addition to a privileged safety investigation board report and a public accident investigation board report to determine what caused a Bell-Boeing tiltrotor to crash into the sea off the coast of Japan on Nov. 29, 2023. All eight crewmembers were killed."
Following the mishap, AFSOC announced it would ground its fleet as an initial investigation identified a "materiel failure" that likely contributed. The same day, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy announced it was grounding its own V-22 fleet.
