The widow makers or "Death Flight" as they are referred too. I was recently part of a guard of honour at the funeral for a local US Marine Major who was killed in an Osprey crash in Australia a month ago, he was the Squadron Commander. Many years ago when 45 Commando RM were on exercise with the US Marines they were scheduled to be deployed from ship in Osprey's, the CO refused to have his men go near the things and famously declared "they will go by landing craft and foot as they have always done".
