IAF helicopter's black box recovered - CDS Rawat's body and of others killed in the crash being flown to Delhi
As the black box of the ill-fated Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter which crashed in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday was retrieved, the bodies of 13 people including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 armed personnel who were killed in the accident, have been shifted from Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) in Wellington to the Sulur Air Force station. The bodies will now be flown to the respective native places of the crash victims. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had told Rajya Sabha on Thursday morning that the bodies of General Rawat, his wife and the others who died in the crash would be brought to Delhi by the evening. It was reported that the black box, also known as a flight recorder, was recovered after the investigating authorities expanded their search area at the accident spot from 300 metres to one km. What is a black box? The black box recovered today would contain valuable information regarding the IAF helicopter's final moments. A blac