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Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 3 developments

Chinese state media say the second “black box” has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed 132 people last week. Searchers had been looking

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  1. China Finds Second Black Box of Crashed Plane, State Media Says

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  2. 5 Days After Crash, 2nd Black Box Eludes China Searchers

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  3. Newest

    Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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Reports & sources

64 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    China Eastern Airlines crash: recovery crews find black box recorder (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Officials hope retrieval of one of two onboard flight recorders will shed light on crash in mountainous area of Guangxi

  2. Al Jazeera

    Black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Officials say the recording device is heavily damaged as rescuers forced to pause search efforts because of heavy rain.

  3. Washington Times

    One ‘black box’ found in China Eastern plane crash (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two “black box” recorders had been found in severely damaged condition, two days after a China Eastern flight crashed in southern China with 132 people on board.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    China: One black box found from crashed China Eastern flight | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Chinese investigators say they have retrieved one "black box" recorder from a commercial airliner that crashed two days ago. They hope it will help solve the mystery of why an apparently airworthy plane came down.

  5. The Hill

    Black box from crashed Chinese airliner discovered (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Searchers have recovered one of the two black boxes from the China Eastern Airlines flight that crashed on Monday killing everyone aboard.

  6. NBC New York

    Black Box Found From Boeing Passenger Jet That Crashed in China, State Media Says (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    One of the two black boxes containing data from Monday’s plane crash has been found, Chinese state media said Wednesday.

  7. CBS News

    First of two "black boxes" found from China Eastern plane crash (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Investigators hope it can help them figure out why the Boeing 737-800 suddenly dove and crashed into a mountain. But they say it's severely damaged.

  8. France 24

    Black box of crashed China Eastern airliner found (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A black box from the crashed China Eastern airliner was recovered on Wednesday as investigators try to piece together what made a jet carrying 132 passengers nosedive into a mountainside in southern…

  9. France 24

    Black box of crashed China Eastern jet recovered (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A black box from the crashed China Eastern airliner was recovered on Wednesday as investigators try to piece together what made a jet carrying 132 passengers nosedive into a mountainside in southern…

  10. PBS NewsHour

    One of two 'black boxes' found in China Eastern plane crash (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A Chinese aviation official says one of the two "black box" recorders was retrieved with its casing severely damaged, two days after a China Eastern flight crashed with 132 people on board.

  11. Breitbart News

    China Claims Black Box Found, But Asks Public to Wait Years for Plane Crash Explanation (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Chinese investigators say the black box from the China Eastern crash has been recovered, but few details are revealed to the public.

  12. The Times of Israel

    Black box recovered from crashed China Eastern jet, says official (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  13. Fox News

    Severely damaged black box from doomed China Eastern plane recovered (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    One of two black boxes belonging to the ill-fated China Eastern plane carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members has been found, the country said on Wednesday.

  14. Forbes

    Black Box Recovered From Crash Of Boeing 737 Jet Carrying 132 In China, State Broadcaster Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Officials said the black box, which records vital flight information to help investigate accidents, was “severely damaged” in the crash and it is not clear what information it holds.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    One black box is found at site of China Eastern plane crash (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Officials say an all-out effort is being made to find the other black box so that they can begin piecing together why the plane nosedived and crashed.

  16. NPR

    A black box from the fatal Chinese plane crash has been located, officials say (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The equipment was extremely damaged, however, so it's unclear how much information it will provide. There were 132 people aboard the flight, which crashed on Monday.

  17. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Black Box From Crashed Boeing Jet Is on Its Way to Beijing for Analysis, State Media Says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    More than two days after the China Eastern Airlines crash, one of the black boxes from the airplane is on its way to Beijing for analysis, state media said.

  18. Voice of America

    Search Continues for Second Black Box from Crashed Chinese Airliner (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Investigators begin examining recorded material from 1st black box

  19. Voice of America

    5 Days After Crash, 2nd Black Box Eludes China Searchers (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Crash killed all 132 people aboard

  20. Portland Press Herald

    Five days after crash, second black box eludes searchers in China (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    They are looking for a box containing the flight data recorder, along with bits of the wreckage and the belongings and body parts of the 132 people on board who perished in the crash.

  21. WFMZ Allentown

    Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Chinese state media say the second “black box” has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed 132 people last week. Searchers had been looking

  22. NPR

    Rescue workers have found the second black box from the China Eastern crash (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The discovery of the flight data recorder is raising hopes that it might shed light on why the passenger plane nosedived into a remote mountainous area, killing all 132 on board.

  23. Washington Post

    China finds second black box from plane crash, as all 132 onboard declared dead (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The recovery of the second black box, the flight data recorder, increases the chances that authorities may be able to determine the cause of the crash.

  24. Al Jazeera

    Searchers find second black box from crashed China Eastern flight (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The black box, which contains data such as speed, altitude and heading, was found on Sunday, state media reported.

  25. Digital Journal

    Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered: state media (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The second black box has been recovered from last week's deadly China Eastern plane crash, state media reported Sunday, and could help solve the mystery

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