Cockpit voice recorder of crashed An-32 found

June 14, 2019 16:13

A rescue team has recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of Russian-origin An-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force at the crash site in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, an Indian Air Force spokesman said.

Shillong-based IAF spokesman Ratnakar Singh said that despite inclement weather and treacherous terrain, the rescue team of Indian Air Force (IAF), Army and locals are trying their best to retrieve the bodies of the air warriors.

The Indian Air Force had said Thursday that all 13 people on board the aircraft have died.

The Russian-origin An-32 aircraft was going from Jorhat in Assam to Menchuka advanced landing ground near the border with China on June 3 when it lost contact around half-an-hour after taking off. -- PTI

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