Military personnel are now attempting to retrieve the bodies of four soldiers who died in a helicopter crash on Friday night, as government plans to keep Taipan fleet grounded until the accident cause is known.
, he said the fleet of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters would stay grounded until that was known, a process which could take months, severely limiting the army’s airlift capability.
The best hope of finding out what happened could depend on finding the equivalent of the helicopter’s “black box”, the telemetry system recording flight data, as well as piecing together the wrecked aircraft.“It is clear there was a catastrophic impact of the helicopter when it hit the water,” Mr Marles said.
He said strong currents and tides made the task of recovering the broken up helicopter difficult. He said the wreckage was also located below the standard depth for diving operations, forcing them to use sonar to identify wreckage. Specialist divers were being used to support the recovery effort.“The investigation ...
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