Norway recovered the bodies of the US crew after the plane crash on its territory

The bodies of the US crew of a military plane that crashed last Friday in Norway while carrying out joint NATO military maneuvers have been recovered, according to the Norwegian Police in statements collected by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK.

The bad weather that has occurred these days is the Norwegian province of Nordland has delayed the collection of US soldiers, as avalanche experts from the Norwegian Armed Forces recommended waiting for the weather to be better, according to NRK.

The four deceased, who were traveling in a Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, have been identified and will be reunited with their families in the coming days, Marine General Michael Cederholm explained in a press release.

As expected by the chief of staff of the Nordland Police, no crew member has survived the accident, although the black box of the aircraft has been recovered, something that will be “absolutely essential” in trying to clarify what happened, as explained by accident inspector Mats Torbjornssona 'Dagbladet'.

So far, the investigation has been led by the Norwegian Police in collaboration with the US military, although as NKR points out, Americans are likely to take over the investigation.

The military exercises, in which NATO members and known as 'Cold Response' participate, are active both at sea and in the air and, according to information from Norway, about 30,000 soldiers from 27 states and partners of the Atlantic Alliance, including thousands of land, sea and air forces from each one.

Already before the start of the operation, the Norwegian authorities emphasized that 'Cold Response' is not a reaction to Russia's attack on Ukraine, but a common defence exercise planned for “a long time”.

(With information from Europa Press)

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