A US Air Force Osprey Aircraft Has Been Stuck At A Remote Nature Preserve In Northern Norway For Almost A Month

A US Osprey aircraft at a nature preserve in Stongodden, Norway. Norwegian Armed Forces  

Insider: A US Air Force special operations aircraft has been stuck in a remote Norwegian nature preserve for almost a month following an 'emergency landing,' officials say 

* A US military aircraft was forced to land at a remote nature preserve in northern Norway last month. 

* The Osprey made a "controlled emergency landing," a Norwegian military official told Insider. 

* Norway and the US are trying to rescue the aircraft by using a boat equipped with a crane. 

A US Air Force Osprey aircraft has been stuck at a remote nature preserve in northern Norway for almost a month, a Norwegian military official said on Thursday. 

The military tiltrotor aircraft, which has the ability to fly like a prop plane or hover like a helicopter, made a "controlled emergency landing" on August 12 at the Stongodden nature preserve on the island of Senja and has been stuck ever since, Lt. Col. Eivind Byre, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Air Force, told Insider. 

Norway's military is working with the US Air Force and local environmental protection officials to craft a plan to rescue the aircraft, Byre said.  

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Update #1: Air Force special ops Osprey stuck in Norway wilderness after mishap (Air Force Times)  

Update #2: Inside Norway’s complex plan to save a stranded Air Force Osprey (Task & Purpose)  

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