Photos of Recovered Air France 447 Flight Data Recorder

Searchers unearth the flight data recorder from the AF 447 wreckage. The find comes one month after the first signs of Air France 447 beneath the Atlantic.**
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**The flight data recorder was brought to the surface and is being shipped to BEA headquarters in France, where investigators hope to recover vital information about what caused the 2009 crash. What data will still be recoverable after the black box's long stay thousands of feet below the Atlantic is currently unknown.
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Th****e data recorder was found at a depth of 12,800 ft. The unit is designed to withstand at least 30 days of submersion in 20,000 feet of seawater. BEA

A few days prior to the discovery of the flight data recovery, searchers found the Airbus A330's auxiliary power unit. BEA

Earlier last week, searchers recovered the chassis of the A330's flight data recorder nearby other debris from the airplane. BEA

**The earlier discovery of the chassis helped lead searchers to the crash-survivable memory unit, which contains instrument information from the A330, but not voice recordings from the crew members.
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**The recent AF 447 wreckage search was conducted by team members aboard the cable vessel Ile de Sein, which came to the accident site equipped with a Remora 6000 submarine.
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