BAHRAIN: INVESTIGATION INTO GULF AIR CRASH 1

(25 Aug 2000) English/Nat Soldiers from the Bahrain army have been praying for the victims of the 143 people who died on a Gulf Air flight from Cairo to Manama, Bahrain’s capital. A spokesman for Gulf Air says the pilot gave no indication to air traffic controllers that there were any problems with the plane. Most of the debris from the wreckage was cleared on Thursday, along with the bodies. Scraps of metal and other remnants have been taken to an airport hangar where aviation experts are reconstructing the Airbus 320 for investigators. Both of the plane’s “black boxes“ - the flight data and voice cockpit recorders - are to be shipped abroad for data recovery. Some debris which still remains in the shallow waters won’t be cleared until representatives from America’s National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) arrive to help with the investigation. The NTSB representatives were supposed to come arrive on Friday but have been delayed and are now expected on Friday evening. Six Fr