We have received a press release from the U.S. Marine Corps on the conclusion of salvage operations surrounding the December 2018 aircraft mishap off Japan.
A VMFA(AW)-242 F/A-18D had collided with a KC-130J from VMGR-152 off Japan’s southern coast.
The salvage operation recovered the KC-130J’s cockpit voice recorder and digital flight recorder. These devices are being delivered to Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland for analysis to assist in the on-going investigation.
Human remains were recovered as well and will be transferred to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware for formal identification.