020529-N-9999P-001
Lexington Park, MD (May 29, 2002) -- The V-22 "Osprey" resumes test flights at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Southern Maryland. The test flight was the first since the Pentagon grounded the aircraft in December 2000, following two fatal crashes eight months apart. The U.S. military wants to buy a total of 458 Ospreys for three services by 2013, with the principle customer being the U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Navy photo by Vernon Pugh. (RELEASED)
020529-N-9999P-001
Lexington Park, MD (May 29, 2002) -- The V-22 "Osprey" resumes test flights at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Southern Maryland. The test flight was the first since the Pentagon grounded the aircraft in December 2000, following two fatal crashes eight months apart. The U.S. military wants to buy a total of 458 Ospreys for three services by 2013, with the principle customer being the U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Navy photo by Vernon Pugh. (RELEASED)
Original size: 1400px x 1121px |
Current: 375px x 300px |