MARINE OSPREY CATCHES FIRE

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Fire, then hard landing

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4 Marines aboard

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6,000 lbs of jet fuel

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MCAS New River

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NCIS investigating

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Tiltrotor MV-22B

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Hard to reach

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Flown in from Lejeune

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The latest

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