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FORT WORTH, Texas - For 11 years, Connie Gruber and Trish Brow have lived in the shadow of a tragedy and with a stigma they would like to erase.
Their late husbands, Marine pilots Maj. Brooks Gruber and Lt. Col. John Brow, each with an exemplary record, were at the controls the night of April 8, 2000, when the MV-22 Osprey they were attempting to land in Marana, Ariz., suddenly rolled uncontrollably, crashed and exploded. All 19 Marines aboard died.See the full content of this document
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The Read: ; V-22 Widows: Pilots Not to Blame
It wasn't long before the official finger of blame was pointed at Brow and Gruber. A "combination of human factors" - a series of mistakes and misjudgments - caused the crash, according to the Marine Corps investigation.
That explanation was translated into "pilot error" by the media, commentators and even, in so many words, by...See the full content of this document
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