The aircraft crashed Sunday on Melville Island during an exercise involving the militaries of the United States, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
CANBERRA, Australia –Three United States military personnel were taken to a hospital, one with critical injuries, after a U.S. aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday during a multination military exercise, officials said.
One of the injured was in a critical condition and other two were in stable conditions, rescue helicopter operator CareFlight said in a statement.The critically injured patient is a U.S. Marine, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed on Melville Island during Exercise Predators Run, which involves the militaries of the United States, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor, the Australian Defense Department said.
The injured were flown by helicopter to Royal Darwin Hospital about 60 miles to the south, CareFlight said.
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