Defense

The V-22 Osprey is trying to shed its reputation as a cursed deathtrap

By Jamie McIntyre

Published June 20, 2024 11:30pm ET

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The V-22 Osprey is trying to shed its reputation as a cursed deathtrap — U.S. Marines on an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. (Newscom)

At the June 12 hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee investigating the safety of the V-22 Osprey, members of Gold Star families were sitting in the front row, holding framed photographs of loved ones lost in a recent crash.

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