An Osprey aircraft transporting White House staff was grounded in NYC, with one witness reporting engine flames.
An Osprey transporting White House staff and government officials from an event in New York on Monday was grounded due to a safety issue, with one witness reporting flames beneath the right engine.The staff and officials were safely removed from the aircraft, which is part of the Marine Corps HMX-1 presidential helicopter fleet and were transferred to another Osprey. They were traveling as part of President Joe Biden's entourage for a 'Friendsgiving' event with U.S.
In the letter sent Monday to Austin, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, and Rep. Richard Neal, all Democrats from Massachusetts, said that 'given the current concerns about the safety of the V-22, the aircraft should be grounded, and should not be deployed again until the platform's significant deficiencies are fully addressed.
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