On Wednesday afternoon, a military aircraft crashed in Imperial County, California.
Contrary to what was said in initial reports, the aircraft, an MV-22B Osprey belonging to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing with five Marines on board, was not carrying nuclear materials. The aircraft crashed near Glamis around 12:25 p.m.
This is the second military aircraft that crashed in California within the last week after a Navy pilot died during a training mission in Trona, California on Friday.
USMC says an MV-22B Osprey belonging to 3d Marine Air Wing
crashed near Glamis, Calif. No word on survivors. “There was no nuclear material on board the aircraft.”— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) June 8, 2022
More details of this tragic incident from the Fox News report:
A military aircraft crashed in California on Wednesday, Fox News has confirmed.
The crash occurred near Glamis, located just a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border and west of the California-Arizona border.
“Military and civilian first responders are on site,” 1st Lt. Duane Kampa, a Marine spokesperson, said in a statement. He also pushed back on rumors circulating on social media that the aircraft had nuclear material.
“Contrary to initial reports, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft,” Kampa said. “More information will be made available as we receive it.”
The Naval Air Facility El Centro posted on Facebook just after 11:30 a.m. that it had received reports of a down aircraft near State Route 78 and Coachella Canal Road. The post said firefighters from the military installation and the Imperial County Fire Department were responding.
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Sources: TheGatewayPundit, Fox News
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