Three US Marines dead after aircraft crashes during NT military drills

Three US Marines died Sunday north of Darwin after an Osprey helicopter crashed on a remote tropical island during war games, US military officials said. Five Marines had been rescued from the crash site and flown to a hospital in Darwin in a "serious condition", the US officials said, while Australian police said they were triaging the rest of the injured crew at the scene. "There were a total of 23 personnel on board," US military officials said in a statement. "Three have been confirmed deceased while five others were transported to Royal Darwin Hospital in a serious condition." Rescue…