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Crewmembers approach a US Air Force CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft as it sits on the tarmac at MacDill AFB in Tampa Florida in May 2008. The aircraft combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft.
By Kari Huus, msnbc.com
Military officials are investigating the cause of a CV-22 Osprey aircraft crash on Wednesday evening that injured all five crew members, according to the public affairs office at Hurlburt Field, a base?in the Florida panhandle.
Two of the crew members were taken to hospitals by ambulance, and three were transported by air. The extent of their injuries was not yet known, according to the Hurlburt Field release.
The Osprey?was on a routine training mission when it crashed north of Navarre, Fla., according to the news release.?It was assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing.
The Osprey tiltrotor aircraft?is designed for vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter, with?the?long-range cruise capabilities of a twin turboprop plane.
Officials were to hold a news?conference Thursday?to release additional information, a spokesperson for the base said.
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