I could swear the boxes were found.
I remember the victims' families heard the cockpit tapes. Where else would the tapes have come from - if not the "Black Box" (which by the way - are Orange).
Sounds like Bravo Sierra to me.
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I recall that as well. Some of the families chose not to listen, the rest heard the tapes in private.
My Bad...
Black box wasn't found....
Check old news stories for more information.
Which is where I find this...
Apparently, the Book Deal is True...
http://www.summeroftruth.org/groundzero.html
I think they listened to the ATC tapes? But yeah, I seem to recall (perhaps incorrectly) that they listened to the cockpit tapes. Perhaps the boxes they're talking about here are the flight data recorders...?