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Independence soldier hurt in Osprey crash in Afghanistan
The family of an Iowa soldier says he should fully recover from injuries suffered in the crash of a U.S. Air Force Osprey in southeastern Afghanistan.
The military says three service members and one civilian contractor were killed in the first crash of the costly tilt-rotor aircraft in a combat zone.
Twenty-eight-year-old Army Capt. Erick McFerran, of Independence, was among those injured on April 9.
His mother, Barb McFerran, of Independence, told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that he had been seen by doctors and was expected to "fully recover."
The Osprey is the U.S. military's latest-generation transport aircraft. It has room for up to 24 passengers, and is equipped with sophisticated guidance and missile defense systems.
-- Associated Press
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier story for more details.
In this Oct. 13, 2008. file photograph , a V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft taxies behind the leader during a mission in western Iraqi desert. A U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed in southeastern Afghanistan, killing three service members and one government contractor, NATO said Friday. It was the first crash of the costly, tilt-rotor aircraft in a combat zone. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
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