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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Copp

Osprey 'black box' from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says

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The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from a CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan in late November with its data intact, which could provide valuable clues for investigators as to what caused the fatal accident.

Eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members were killed in the Nov. 29 crash, which occurred off the coast of Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan. The Osprey was on a routine training flight enroute to Okinawa.

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