Fruit Cove neighbors concerned about low-flying military plane

Homeowners in St. Johns County were concerned as one of the military's top specialist planes flew overhead.

Action News Jax learned it's not a Navy plane like the homeowner thought. A Marine Corps spokesperson said the plane actually belongs to the Air Force.

We made calls and sent out emails all day Wednesday and were still not able to find the owner.

We were told the V-22 Osprey was spotted flying in Fruit Cove and witnesses say, it was hard to miss.

"You could see it come across the sky over here and then it would come back, make a big loop, then across the pond this way," said neighbor Kris Williams.

The video was sent to our newsroom and shows a military-style Osprey flying low over a Fruit Cove neighborhood.

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"It was really loud and that's what brought me out of the house," said homeowner Austin Cross.

Loud, and according to witnesses, flying dangerously close to the ground.

"Compared to those trees here. I mean, it was maybe another 50 feet above it," Cross said.

The question is: who does the aircraft belong to? We checked with Naval Air Station Jacksonville, which is just down river from this area. The plane is not theirs.

Naval Station Mayport said it isn't theirs either.

We even checked in with the Florida National Guard, which has Ospreys in its fleet. They said Camp Blanding was not doing any missions Tuesday evening.

They suggested we check with the Marines.

"We see helicopters, we see planes, we see fighter jets, but I've never seen one of these," Williams said.

The Marine Corps said the plane is an Air Force plane because it is painted a darker color than what they have in their fleet and it has a large radar bumper on the front that is only on Air Force planes.

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