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From: Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures
 are found in near crash in November
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:34:29 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-12-10, Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:
> WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of 
> its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components possibly 
> played a role in another near crash, the latest setback for an embattled 
> aircraft whose safety problems have grown.

That vehicle is a legendary widow-maker.  Cool idea, but I can't think
of a single military aircraft responsible for more deaths than the
Osprey.