U.S. military aircraft crashes off Australia's north coast

CANBERRA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- An emergency rescue operation is underway after a U.S. military aircraft crashed off the coast of Australia's Northern Territory.

The Boeing V-22 Osprey was participating in a training exercise at 9:43 a.m. local time on Sunday when it went down on Melville Island, approximately 60 km north of Darwin.

According to the Australian Associated Press, there were 23 personnel on bo