Footage and pictures released by authorities show the ferocity of the firefighting plane crash that claimed three lives.
Air crash investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the charred wreckage of a water bomber that crashed while fighting bushfires in southern NSW, and are hoping it will reveal what occurred during the flight's final moments.
The wreckage of the four-engine aircraft is barely recognisable, with only the tail left intact. Aerial footage of the crash site appears to show the plane ploughed through an open hillside, before disintegrating into a treeline at Peak View.Air Transport Safety Bureau investigators began their meticulous analysis of the large crash site at first light on Saturday morning. They found the plane's cockpit voice recorder near the tail, ATSB chief commissioner Greg Hood said.
Mr Hood has described the site as "particularly complicated". He added that the men had died in the "selfless pursuit of the prevention of loss of life and property".NSW Police
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