3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise

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Open this photo in gallery: A Care Flight helicopter is seen on the tarmac of the Darwin International Airport in Darwin on August 27, 2023.DAVID GRAY/AFP/Getty Images A United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying troops crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise, officials said. Three had been confirmed dead on Melville Island and five of the 23 on board were flown in serious condition 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the mainland city of Darwin for hospital treatment after the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed around 9:30 a.m.,...