Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane – By News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / Aug 23 2020
Iranian official says black boxes acquired from the jet show two separate missiles hit it 25 seconds apart.
Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian plane accidentally downed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces in January, killing all 176 people on board.
Analysis of the black boxes showed it was hit by two missiles, 25 seconds apart, and that passengers were still alive for some time after the first impact, an Iranian official said on Sunday.
The announcement by the head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation marks the first official report on the contents of the cockpit voice and data recordings, which were sent to France for analysis in July.
Tehran has said it accidentally shot down the Ukraine airliner at a time of extreme tensions with the United States.
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