As the main model of the United States, the V22 Osprey tiltrotor has the speed of a fixed-wing aircraft and the best vertical take-off and landing characteristics. Despite the significant advantages of the V22 Osprey tiltrotor, its safety has been questioned. In the past period, the V22 Osprey tiltrotor has had a number of fatal accidents, resulting in the death of many US military crew members. Recently, the V22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft of the US military stationed in Japan had another fatal accident, and it is understood that this is the first fatal accident in Japan. Prior to this, the V22 Osprey tiltrotor had had engine failures**, and there were no similar problems in previous crashes.
The V22 Osprey tiltrotor deployed in Japan usually comes from two units: one is the CV22 Osprey tiltrotor of the United States Air Force and the other is the MV22 Osprey tiltrotor of the United States Marine Corps. The crash was a CV22 Osprey tiltrotor from the US Air Force. Although the United States quickly mobilized forces to conduct a search and rescue after the accident, all eight crew members on board were killed, including several senior officers from the 353rd Special Operations Wing and the 21st Special Operations Squadron of the United States Air Force.
According to information published by the United States, the victims of the V22 Osprey tiltrotor included two majors, a captain, a sergeant and other senior officers. Most of these personnel come from the U.S. Air Force's Special Operations Wing and Special Operations Squadron, as well as medical personnel and operations personnel from the Intelligence Reconnaissance Wing. The personnel composition of this accident was almost all key personnel of the US ** team.
After the crash of the V22 Osprey tiltrotor, the U.S. military announced the immediate grounding of the aircraft. However, in reality, not all Osprey tiltrotors were asked to be grounded. The United States still has several Osprey tiltrotors in flight, including the V22 Osprey tiltrotor deployed aboard the USS Carl Vinson. At the same time, despite the previous crash in which a large number of crew members died, the US military again sent P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft through the Taiwan Strait.
It is not the first time that the United States has sent P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft to carry out a crossing of the Taiwan Strait. In recent years, the United States has frequently carried out such operations, in part as a test of the border to show its presence. Despite being well aware that the crossing of the Taiwan Strait was a sensitive military operation, the United States chose to carry out this operation and claimed to have drawn the so-called median line of the strait.