Philippines Seeks US Help on Data Recorders for Plane Crash Probe

Philippines Seeks US Help on Data Recorders for Plane Crash Probe
Troops secure the personal belongings of the casualties after the Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane carrying troops crashed on landing, in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines on July 4, 2021. Armed Forces of the Philippines-Joint Task Force Sulu/Handout via Reuters
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MANILA—The Philippines will send black boxes of a Lockheed C-130 aircraft that crashed at the weekend to the United States to seek expert help in opening and analysing them, the military chief said on Wednesday.

The United States has committed to help extract information from the flight data and cockpit voice recorders that could shed light on the tragic incident that killed 53 people in the southern province of Jolo, Cirilito Sobejana said in a local television interview.