A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey conducts its flight demonstration during an air show in North Carolina.
US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams
- The gearbox defect that caused the V-22 crash in 2023 had been found as early as 2013, reports show.
- But a top Air Force official said the fatal Osprey crash was the first time the gearbox part failed.
- The Pentagon was warned about the flaw in 2014, but it seemingly went unaddressed, a probe found.
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