A U.S. Air Force member from the Bay State died within the Osprey crash off Japan earlier this week, in keeping with a neighborhood police division.
Jacob “Jake” Galliher was killed in the course of the Wednesday coaching mission off of Japan’s southern coast, the Pittsfield Police Department introduced on Friday. The Osprey V-22 crashed into the ocean.
Of the eight crew members on the plane, Galliher’s physique has been recognized as the one crew member discovered to this point.
The father of two grew up in western Massachusetts.
“The Pittsfield Police Department extends its condolences to the family of U.S. Air Force member Jacob ‘Jake’ Galliher, a 2017 graduate of Taconic H.S.,” Pittsfield Police wrote on social media. “Jake served his country proudly.”
Galliher leaves behind a spouse, and two boys ages 2 years previous and 6 weeks previous. His household lives in Lanesborough within the Berkshires.
“To Jacob’s family, friends our community is mourning with you, and also the families of the other 7 who have yet to be located,” Pittsfield Police wrote.
The Osprey is a hybrid plane that takes off and lands like a helicopter, however throughout flight it could possibly rotate its propellers ahead and cruise a lot quicker like an airplane.
Ospreys have had quite a few accidents previously, together with in Japan, the place they’re deployed at U.S. and Japanese navy bases.
“As a father, my heart goes out to Staff Sgt. Jacob Galliher’s mother and father during this difficult time,” Congressman Richard Neal mentioned in an announcement. “Any mum or dad will inform you there isn’t any larger ache than the ache of dropping a baby, and Jacob Galliher was beloved by all.
“Staff Sgt. Galliher represented our nation’s best, enlisting in the Air Force right out of high school and committing himself to serving his country,” Neal added. “My thoughts and prayers are with his family, especially his mother, father, wife, and two sons. The Pittsfield community and a grateful nation mourns the loss of Jacob Galliher.”
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno mentioned the Osprey disappeared from radar a couple of minutes earlier than the coast guard obtained the emergency name. The plane requested an emergency touchdown on the Yakushima airport about 5 minutes earlier than it was misplaced from radar, NHK public tv and different information retailers reported.
NHK quoted a Yakushima resident as saying he noticed the plane turned the wrong way up, with fireplace coming from certainly one of its engines, after which an explosion earlier than it fell to the ocean.
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command mentioned in an announcement that the CV-22B Osprey was from Yokota Air Base and assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing.
Japanese Vice Defense Minister Hiroyuki Miyazawa mentioned it had tried an emergency sea touchdown and quoted the U.S. navy as saying its pilot “did everything possible until the last minute.”
Herald wire companies have been used on this report.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”