While the Royal Canadian Air Force has already started to fly U.S. experts and equipment to Greece in preparation for the mission, the recovery operation won’t begin in earnest until next week
The plan is to use a specialized U.S. Navy drone launched from a civilian supply ship once both are near the crash site, where the hope is that the Cyclone’s locator beacon will still be working. Five Canadian military members will be on board to lead the mission.
While the cause of the Cyclone crash remains under investigation, military officials confirmed some details about the helicopter’s activities in the moments before it went down. Those included that the Cyclone had flown close to the Fredericton so pictures could be taken prior to landing. “The previous issue with the flight-control computer system, the issue was resolved throughout the operational and technical airworthiness management of the fleet itself,” said Maj.-Gen. Alain Pelletier, commander of 1 Canadian Air Division.
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