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    Deepak Joshi and John Scarola prepare the flight data recorder from Alaska Airlines Flight 261 for transport from the MV Kellie Chouest.

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    Deepak Joshi and John Scarola prepare the flight data recorder from Alaska Airlines Flight 261 for transport from the MV Kellie Chouest.

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    02.02.2000

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    Deepak Joshi (left) of the National Transportation Safety Board and John Scarola of Alaska Airlines, prepare the flight data recorder from the downed Alaska Airlines Flight 261 for transport from the deck of the MV Kellie Chouest off the coast of Ventura County, Calif., on Feb. 3, 2000. The flight data recorder, more commonly called a black box, was located underwater and brought aboard the ship by SCORPIO, a tethered unmanned work vehicle from the Navy's Deep Submergence Unit Unmanned Vehicle Detachment. The MV Kellie Chouest is a Military Sealift Command Submarine Support Ship.

    (DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Spike Call, U.S. Navy. (Released))

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    Date Taken: 02.02.2000
    Date Posted: 07.27.2025 12:39
    Photo ID: 9209866
    VIRIN: 000203-D-D0439-6445
    Resolution: 2100x1400
    Size: 419.18 KB
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