The flight data recorder contains vital data, including the plane’s flight path, speed and altitude.Photo: Weibo
The flight data recorder contains vital data, including the plane’s flight path, speed and altitude.Photo: Weibo
developing | China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735: second black box found
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  • The black box was found buried under 1.5 metres of soil and will be flown to Bejing for analysis, state broadcaster CCTV reports
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The flight data recorder contains vital data, including the plane’s flight path, speed and altitude.Photo: Weibo
The flight data recorder contains vital data, including the plane’s flight path, speed and altitude.Photo: Weibo
developing | China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735: second black box found
  • The plane’s data recorder could reveal details of its speed and altitude before it crashed in southern China
  • The black box was found buried under 1.5 metres of soil and will be flown to Bejing for analysis, state broadcaster CCTV reports
2 hours ago
China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crash
developing | China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735: second black box found
2 hours ago
  • The plane’s data recorder could reveal details of its speed and altitude before it crashed in southern China
  • The black box was found buried under 1.5 metres of soil and will be flown to Bejing for analysis, state broadcaster CCTV reports
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