This just in. The French BEA issued a press release earlier today, go here for this press release saying that investigators have successfully downloaded data from the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder into a secure computer. According to the BEA press release, this operation was filmed. In addition, observers from the U.S., Great Britain, Brazil, an officer from the French judicial police and a French court expert observed the operation. Data analysis will be ongoing for a few weeks, and the BEA expects to release an interim report later this summer.
You might also want to check out this 5/16/11 New York Times article. The NY Times reports on the data recovery as well as additional details of the ongoing investigation by French agencies.
CAL FIRE (CDF) S2T Tanker 71 working Sawtooth Complex Fire (2006)
Sawtooth Complex Fire (Sept. 2006), San Bernardino County CA. Photo Credit: U.S. Forest Service
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