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Japan coast guard plane not cleared for takeoff before deadly runway crash, transcript suggests » A Japanese coast guard aircraft which was struck by a passenger plane was instructed only to "taxi to holding point" and had not been cleared for takeoff, an official transcript of air traffic control communications released Wednesday suggests. Abc7chicago.com

US military grounds V-22 Osprey aircraft after fatal Japan crash » The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was grounding its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft after a crash last week off the coast of Japan that killed eight people onboard. Reuters.com

Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other Incidents Not Directly the Result of Enemy Action » Note: Data are based on incomplete and sometimes conflicting sources. Official US Navy sources have been used when they are available in the collection of the Navy Department Library. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who may have died subsequently to the event. Public1.nhhcaws.local

Air Force releases names of 7 airmen killed in Osprey crash off Japan » The Air Force has recovered three bodies, is in the process of recovering another three troops and is still searching for two more. Airforcetimes.com

Japan grounds its V-22 Ospreys, calls for US to ground theirs after fatal crash off Japanese island - Breaking Defense » A senior Defense Ministry official, Taro Yamato, said today that Japan plans to suspend flights of its 14 Ospreys temporarily. A planned training flight in southern Japan was canceled. Breakingdefense.com

Pentagon Grounds All V-22s for 'Potential Materiel Failure' After Crash off Japan - USNI News » The Navy grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet following a deadly crash in Japan last week, Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday. The grounding went into effect on Dec. 6 and applies to all of the Navy’s variants, which include the Marine Corps MV-22B and the Navy’s CMV-22B. The CMV-22 is the service’s new carrier onboard delivery aircraft. “Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused the mishap, but the underlying cause of the failure is unknown at this time,” NAVAIR said in a statement. “While the mishap remains under investigation, we are implementing additional risk mitigation controls to ensure News.usni.org

Air Force grounds entire Osprey fleet after deadly crash in Japan » The U.S. Air Force is grounding its entire fleet of Osprey aircraft after learning that a crash last week may have been caused by an equipment malfunction. Cbsnews.com

Runway warning lights were broken at time of Japan Airlines plane fire, report shows » The warning lights telling pilots if a runway is clear were not working at the Haneda Airport the night a Japan Airlines plane caught fire, according to aviation data. Abcnews.go.com