Marine Aviation Training Accidents/Osprey, Hornet

[Capt MJ]

My heart is sad. Fair winds and following seas to those who lose their lives in the line of duty. It doesn’t matter to me I didn’t know them - the veterans on this board I suspect have all been close to a training accident with fatal results. You do not forget.

3 Marines killed in V-22 Osprey crash in Australia identified

The aircraft that crashed carried 23 service members, U.S. officials said.

abcnews.go.com

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/27/asia/aircraft-incident-us-defense-personnel-australia-intl-hnk

And just a day or so ago.

F/A-18 fighter-jet pilot killed in crash on MCAS Miramar identified

The U.S. Marine who was killed in a F/A-18 fighter jet crash Thursday night near MCAS Miramar has been identified, according to the Marines.

www.nbcsandiego.com

Too many, too close - I’m predicting a Marine aviation safety stand down.


From “For The Fallen,” by Lawrence Binyon:

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

 

[USMCGrunt]

RIP brothers.

Gone but not forgotten.

 

[justdoit19]

So heartbreaking

Just crushing.

 

[NavyHoops]

Tough week for Marine Corps Aviation. RIP Marines.

 

[Sealion II]

My gosh, so sad. My prayers for the fallen and their families. (I believe V-22's were slated for the flyover in Dublin.)

 

[raimius]

Rest easy...

That's a tough week.

 

[Capt MJ]

Rest in peace, shipmates.

3 Marines killed in V-22 Osprey crash in Australia identified

The aircraft that crashed carried 23 service members, U.S. officials said.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Dr. Strange Love]

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Abide with me — Henry Francis Lyte

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.

Come not in terror, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.

Thou on my head in early youth didst smile,
And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee.
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
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