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ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (WNCN) — A U.S. military aircraft based in North Carolina crashed in an eastern area of the state on Thursday, sparking a fire and injuring one soldier, according to military officials and a North Carolina Forest Service official.
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The crash around 10:20 a.m. involved four military members aboard an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Bladen Lakes State Forest, which is located near Elizabethtown, according to the N.C. Forest Service and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
The incident happened in the central portion of the state forest, which features several landing zones frequently used by military aircraft, an N.C. Forest Service official.
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Fire crews in Bladen Lakes State Forest near a crashed Osprey based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River near the N.C. coast. Photo by Ray Duffy/CBS 17 -
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol in Bladen Lakes State Forest near a crashed Osprey based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River near the N.C. coast. Photo by Ray Duffy/CBS 17 -
Marines from the 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, around a landing zone for a MV-22 Osprey at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra) -
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol in Bladen Lakes State Forest near a crashed Osprey based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River near the N.C. coast. Photo by Ray Duffy/CBS 17 -
Fire crews and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol in Bladen Lakes State Forest near a crashed Osprey based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River near the N.C. coast. Photo by Ray Duffy/CBS 17
In Thursday’s incident, the Osprey went down near the Pappy Tatum landing zone, injuring one person with burns, officials said.
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The V-22 Osprey is used by the U.S. Marine Corps, which has a large base, Camp Lejeune, about 50 miles east of the crash site.
The MV-22B Osprey that crashed Thursday was based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River.
Civilian and military emergency services responded to the site. The soldier who was burned was taken to a hospital for treatment, according to a military spokesperson.
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Forest Service officials did not have any other details.