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The nature of the Air France 447 crash has made it one of the worst air crash disasters in the recent history. This has led to a massive and unprecedented search and recovery operation to recover the debris, the bodies of the passengers and the black box from the Atlantic Ocean.
On Sunday the first identities of the recovered bodies were announced. Out of the 50 bodies recovered so far, 10 were identified as Brazilians and one as a foreigner whose nationality is not yet released.
Over 400 pieces of wreckage of the Air France flight 447 were recovered until now.
The most highly prized object is undoubtedly the black box that holds invaluable clues into the cause of the crash.
The search for the black box has yielded no leads so far. Locating the black box will be one of cornerstones of the search operation.
The Flight Data Recorder is commonly known as the black box and it stores the communication in the cockpit, communication between the crew and communication between the pilot and the air traffic controller.
Recovery of the black box will provide vital clues such as the conversation between the pilots in the last few seconds before the crash.
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For this reason, the black box is constructed to withstand high speed impact, intense fire and being submerged in water. The black box will emit signals periodically that will allow search teams equipped with sonar equipment to identify the location.
The Brazilian authorities said on Sunday that no signals from the black box have been picked up by the search team.
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