Russian jet's 'black box' damaged, state media says
- 8 years ago
The "black box" from a Russian warplane downed by Turkey in November was damaged and was not immediately readable, according to Russia's state-run English-language Sputnik news agency.
The damage may make it difficult for Russia to determine whether the Su-24 jet was flying over Turkish territory on November 24, as Turkey says.
Russia says the jet was in Syrian airspace near the border.
"The readout of data from memory blocks is impossible at this point due to internal damages," Lt. Gen. Sergei Bainetov, head of the Defense Ministry's flight safety department, said in a press conference on Monday, according to Sputnik.
Assistance may be sought from Russian scientific institutions that have the expertise to read data directly from the microchip, Bainetov said.
The damage may make it difficult for Russia to determine whether the Su-24 jet was flying over Turkish territory on November 24, as Turkey says.
Russia says the jet was in Syrian airspace near the border.
"The readout of data from memory blocks is impossible at this point due to internal damages," Lt. Gen. Sergei Bainetov, head of the Defense Ministry's flight safety department, said in a press conference on Monday, according to Sputnik.
Assistance may be sought from Russian scientific institutions that have the expertise to read data directly from the microchip, Bainetov said.