Itanagar, June 14
A rescue team has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) of Russian-origin AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force at the crash site in Arunachal Pradesh Friday, an IAF spokesman said.
Shillong-based IAF spokesman Ratnakar Singh said despite inclement weather and treacherous terrain, the rescue team of IAF, Army and locals were trying their best to retrieve the bodies of the air warriors. The IAF had said Thursday 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.
Bad weather condition with continuous downpour, besides hostile terrain, continues to hamper efforts for retrieving the bodies, the IAF spokesman said. On Thursday, three more local mountaineers joined the mission, the spokesman said. — PTI
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