U.S. says analysis of Osprey crash off Japan coast to take weeks

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it has recovered the flight data recorder from its Osprey aircraft that crashed off a southwestern Japan island in late November, and analysis of the records is expected to take several weeks.The recorder, also known as a black box, and other critical equipment for the ongoing investigation of the fatal accident will be sent to laboratories for data retrieval, according to the Air Force Special Operations Command.The Air Force's CV-22 Osprey crashed off Yakushima Island on Nov. 29 during a routine exercise, killing all eight on board the tilt-rotor aircraft.…READ FULL ARTICLE