WASHINGTON — 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 rather than heed multiple warnings that he should ...

T he crash of an Air Force Osprey aircraft eight months ago in Japan that killed all eight airmen on board was caused by a ...

Japan requested U.S. Forces Japan ground Osprey transport aircraft, and the JGSDF grounded its own Ospreys amid U.S. Air Force safety concerns.

“Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused ... Japan grounded its V-22s immediately after the crash. The U.S. initially said it was suspending Osprey ...

The other services are expected to maintain their pauses longer as they look at the cause ... Japan crash, inclusions - or ...

The U.S. military said it was halting Osprey flights because the root cause of ... the Nov. 29 crash, Okinawa Prefecture, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan, twice called ...