
A fiery air crash in the Top End – and a miracle by Aussie doctors who saved a US marine
From The Morning Edition
Published 5/10/2026
Travis Reyes, a 21-year-old US marine, remembers feeling smug as he sat with his feet dangling out the door of a military aircraft, soaring high above a gulf in the Northern Territory.Yes, dozens of military personnel had died in these hybrid aeroplane/helicopters over the years. But the take-off…






