WASHINGTON (NEWSnet/AP) — Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it has recovered the remains of six of the eight service members who were lost when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan last week.

The CV-22B Osprey crashed on Nov. 29 during a training mission. 

Three bodies were recovered from the sunken wreckage, and a total of six of the eight crew members’ remains that had been located have now been recovered, the Air Force said. The search continues for the remains of the two crew members still unaccounted for, it added.

All of the families have been notified.

The U.S.-made Osprey is a hybrid aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter but can rotate its propellers forward and cruise much faster, like an airplane, during flight.

Ospreys have had a number of crashes, including in Japan, where they are used at U.S. and Japanese military bases.

The latest incident sparked more safety concerns, with Japan suspending all 14 Osprey flights.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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