NATO-Cold Response: The bodies of the crew members of the US aircraft that crashed in Norway have been recovered

The bodies of four members of the US Marine Corps who lost their lives when crashed their plane while participating in a NATO exercise in Norway were recovered and transported to the nearest town, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense informed yesterday Sunday.

“The four crew members were evacuated from the scene of the accident by a Sea King search and rescue helicopter of the 330th Airborne Squadron. Of Norway. “The bodies will remain in Bode (northern Norway) until they are transported to the United States,” the military said in a statement.

Their details were not made public.

The Marine Corps Osprey, with a four-member crew, disappeared from radar on Friday afternoon amid bad weather, according to Norwegian search and rescue services.

“The job went well, even though it was demanding. However, we retrieved the bodies, that was the first priority “, explained during a press conference the police officer Christian Vikran Carlsen, the head of the investigation.

According to Norwegian public television NRK, Osprey’s so-called black box has also been recovered.

According to the first data of the investigation, the American military plane “crashed” on a mountain.

Osprey participated in Cold Response high schools, which involved 200 aircraft and some fifty ships – and which is continuing as planned, with additional safety measures due to the weather conditions.

The high schools, which run until 1 April, are intended to test Norway’s ability to accept foreign aid in the event of a third country attack under Article 5 of its charter. NATOwhich stipulates that its Member States must defend each other in this case.

Source: News Beast

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