Fatal V-22 Crash Tied by Marines to Pressure to Succeed
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The V-22 Osprey’s deadliest accident stemmed partly from “undeniably intense” pressure to show progress for the new tilt-rotor aircraft, according to the U.S. Marine Corps commandant.
“As I reflect on the mishap I cannot ignore the charged atmosphere into which the pilots flew that night, carrying on their shoulders a critically important program,” General James Amos wrote two lawmakers in a look back at the crash in 2000 that killed 19 Marines. “I believe they were eager to vindicate a revolutionary technology.”