Deadly Marine Corps Aircraft Accident Raises Concerns Regarding High Crash Rates

  • 5 years ago
According to a report by Business Insider, one marine is dead, another is injured, and five are missing after an F/A-18 Hornet collided with a KC-130J refueling tanker during a night-time mission off the coast of Japan on Wednesday. The deadly incident is reportedly just the latest in a series of fatal and costly accidents among Marine Corps aircraft, raising concerns regarding the condition of aircraft and quality of training in the US military.