Anyone who is a news junkie like I am knows by now that it's official. The first Osprey deployment is to Iraq in about September 2007.
Every news source has its own take on this.
The best? The New York Times! [Saturday, Apr 14, 2007] Reporter Leslie Wayne states that a major weakness of the aircraft is its lack of an on board bathroom!
/s/ray
Raymond J. Norton
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First Deployment V 22
The first deployment will be by ship, according to The Marine Corps Times.
/s/ray
Raymond J. Norton
1513 Bordeaux Place
Norfolk, VA 23509-1313
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Leslie
Thats a lot of crap!!:D SF PM
Leslie Wayne... (of the New York Times)
...is at it again. The fact that the Osprey lacks a bathroom is still a major defciency, at least to her way of thinking!
/s/ray
Raymond J. Norton
1513 Bordeaux Place
Norfolk, VA 23509-1313
(757) 623-1644
V-22
What does Leslie Wayne want the Osprey to Be equipted with?
First Class seating with an in-flight movie?