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Series on V-22 Osprey
The author's investigation delved into the problems arising from the V-22 Osprey, a controversial and expensive aircraft program that suffered two fatal mishaps in 2000.
Tags: military; Navy; V-22 Osprey; Marine Corp; Pentagon; Department of Defense
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2002 IRE National Conference Show and Tell Tape #2
2002 IRE National Conference (San Francisco) Show and Tell Tape #2 features the following stories 1) Tim Minton (WNBC-New York City) Security at local hospitals are lacking. 2) Brian Collister (KMOL-San Antonio) An inordinate number of court case have been thrown out of the local county court because judges ruled the defendants lacked a speedy trial. 3) Clips from a PBS project concerning scientists' genetic experiments. 4) Kevin Quinn (KFSN-Fresno) Area residents are suspicious of a local Muslim village called Baladullah, where the sounds gunfire has been heard emanating from the grounds. 5) Dan Noyes (KGO-San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) Guardrails in California are often installed incorrectly, turning the protective barriers into potential dangers. 6) Craig Fiegener (ABC 30 Action News) Fifteen travelers are swindled by a travel agency, which sold them unconfirmed tickets for a cruise. 7) Joel Grover (CBS 2-Los Angeles) An undercover investigation reveals that valet parking attendants at LA's hottest night clubs steal from their customers. 8) Paul Gallagher (60 Minutes) An investigation of the U.S. Marine Corps' MV-22 "Osprey" aircraft reveals serious mechanical problems that contributed to two crashes in 2000, which killed 23 Marines. 60 Minutes also reports that "senior officers in the Osprey squadron had deliberately falsified maintenance records and lied about the aircraft's readiness -- in an apparent effort by the Marine Corps to win Pentagon approval for full production of the aircraft, at a projected cost to U.S. taxpayers of $41 billion." 9) Tom Martino (KDVR-Denver) An undercover investigation reveals that many beauty salons use a dangerous chemical to make fake nails. 10) (WGHP-Greensboro) An investigation reveals that construction works who built the homes in a subdivision failed to install the chimneys correctly, making them dangerous for those who live there. 11) Darcy Spears (KVBC-Las Vegas) A hearing aid center uses bait and switch tactics to take advantage of the elderly. 12) Jim Kenyon (WSTM-Syracuse, New York) Criminals in Canada involved in advance fee loan scams trick Americans out of thousands of dollars. 13) Bob Segall (WITI-Milwaukee) An undercover investigation reveals that security guards at a local county courthouse don't do a good job of stopping banned items from entering the building. 14) Karen Hensel (WISH-Indianapolis) Marian County inspectors don't always review homes under construction. 15) (WBTV-Charlotte, N.C.) Members of the Iredell-Statesville School Board use district funds to attend an education conference -- but then skip the convention and go on a vacation to Disney World, all on the taxpayer's dime. 16) Valeri Williams (WFAA-Dallas/Fort Worth) WFAA-TV follows up its 2000 IRE Awards entry with this return investigation into Fort Worth's John Peter Smith Hospital. Reporter Williams and producer Schucker continued their investigation, focusing on Dr. Lydia Grotti and her connection to suspicious and overlooked deaths in the emergency room. As a result of WFAA-TV's investigation the Texas Department of Health began conducting its own investigation and discovered additional deaths that took place in the ER. The county district attorney's office called in a special prosecutor to examine a total of eight suspicious deaths in connection with Dr. Grotti at the hospital. On Tape #2 is a short clip of Williams' work. Tape #3 features the entire series of stories she played at Show and Tell.
Tags: TAPE; San Francisco; conference; no transcripts; IRE
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Osprey Investigation
CBS News investigates problems with the V-22 Osprey aircraft, which led to a crash that killed 23 marines. Officers in charge of the program ordered maintenance and flight records of the Osprey's altered to make them look better. Documents also revealed that the aircraft had not undergone enough testing.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; Osprey V-22; U.S. Marine Corps
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The Osprey
A 60 Minutes investigation of the U.S. Marine Corps' MV-22 "Osprey" aircraft reveals serious mechanical problems that contributed to two crashes in 2000, which killed 23 Marines. 60 Minutes also reports that "senior officers in the Osprey squadron had deliberately falsified maintenance records and lied about the aircraft's readiness -- in an apparent effort by the Marine Corps to win Pentagon approval for full production of the aircraft, at a projected cost to U.S. taxpayers of $41 billion."
Tags: Osprey; Marines; U.S. military
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War for the Osprey
The Raleigh News & Observer investigates the V-22 Osprey, a Marine aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter and flies like a plane. The Osprey program has been plagued with problems -- 4 crashes and 30 deaths since its inception in 1980. The News & Observer attempts to explain why.
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Grounded
Capable of hovering like a helicopter and flying like an airplane, the V-22 Osprey was a dream aircraft for military missions. But a succession of crashes, an anonymous video tape, and falsified maintenance records indicate that the V-22 has design flaws. Story here is Part One only of a two-part series
Tags: Osprey; air; aviation; military; test pilots; Pentagon; maintenance records; Bell Helicopter Textron; Boeing; Gen. James Jones; USMC; Marine
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Crash of the Osprey
This article examines both arguments for and against testing the Osprey, an aircraft that is built to fly like both an airplane and helicopter. Richmond tells the story of the young men who died while testing the aircraft that crashed in Arizona in spring of 2000.
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Philadelphia Inquirer documents the fatal display flight of the Osprey aircraft; executives at Boeing forced pilots to fly the aircraft to a site to show it off to military VIPs even though they and mechanics had expressed concerns about problems; a wreck at the site left the crew of seven dead, Nov. 14, 1993.