NPR: V-22 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126952119 V-22 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:20:48 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: V-22 https://www.npr.org/tags/126952119/v-22 It's A Plane... It's A Chopper... It's An Osprey! After 25 years, more than $20 billion, and crashes that killed 30 men, the V-22 Osprey is headed to duty in Iraq. Is it ready? Time Magazine's Mark Thompson talks about the "plane that wouldn't die." Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:22:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/10/is_the_osprey_a_flying_shame.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/10/is_the_osprey_a_flying_shame.html

After 25 years, more than $20 billion, and crashes that killed 30 men, the V-22 Osprey is headed to duty in Iraq. Is it ready? Time Magazine's Mark Thompson talks about the "plane that wouldn't die."

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