The V-22 Osprey aircraft that can usually be seen flying in and out of military bases across San Diego County have again disappeared from the sky due to a service-wide “operational pause” ordered by the Navy.
The troubled aircraft, which has a history of deadly crashes, was grounded after an Osprey nearly went down last month in New Mexico, Axios and other media organizations reported on Monday. Ospreys also were temporarily grounded last year.
It was unclear how long the aircraft — which is used by the Navy, Marines and Air Force — would be out of service. Ospreys can take off and land like a helicopter and fly between destinations like a regular plane.
Ospreys are heavily used at such bases as Naval Air Station North Island, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Camp Pendleton.
