3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in Osprey crash in Australia during training exercise


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Three US Marines were killed and 20 injured in an Australia Osprey crash Sunday during a training exercise. Osprey crash in Australia took place on island, officials said CANBERRA, Australia -- 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 kilometers (50 miles) to the mainland city of Darwin for hospital treatment after the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft...