Plane Alert DB lists Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey 166723 under US Marine Corps

The Osprey grew from decades of tiltrotor experiments. Plane Alert DB, a community watchlist, associates 166723 with US Marine Corps. In Plane Alert DB, 166723 sits under "Distinctive", its category for unique or special aircraft, such as testbeds and NASA aircraft, with the tags "Tiltrotor", "Whirlybird Plane Hybrid" and "Flying Troops". Database records give 166723's type as Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. It reported an altitude of 2,225 ft and a ground speed of 131 knots at 15:45 UTC.

The aircraft database flags it as military. A Plane Alert DB association is not evidence of the aircraft's operator on this flight or of anyone aboard.