First parachute operations from a tilt-rotor aircraft took place in January
FIRST PARACHUTE OPERATIONS from a tilt-rotor aircraft took place in January at Camp Lejeune, N.C., when U.S. Marines jumped from a Bell Boeing MV-22. Marines from the 2nd Air Battalion II MEF were the first personnel to deploy from an Osprey, Boeing said. The Marines made 24 free-fall jumps from 10...
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