Divers find wreckage and remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan

Divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of crew members from a US Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed off south-western Japan last week (Kyodo News/AP)

Divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of crew members from a US Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed off south-western Japan last week, the Air Force announced on Monday.

The CV-22 Osprey was carrying eight American crew when it crashed off Yakushima Island during a training mission last Wednesday.