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The Germanwings Airbus A320 plane sent out a distress signal at 10:45 am local time then crashed in a mountainous zone at an altitude of about 2,000 meters (6,550 feet), said Pierre-Henry Brandet, the French Interior Ministry spokesman.
Brandet told BFM television that he expected "an extremely long and extremely difficult" search and rescue operation because of the area's remoteness.
Could it have been an explosion if an inflight breakup?
Could it have been an explosion if an inflight breakup?
and someone commented that this would have been "too fast", if it glided down without power."but 10.41am, the last reported radar returns had the aircraft descending at 6,800 feet at 378kts.
In ten minutes the aircraft plunged 31,200 feet in just ten minutes."
Is anyone well versed in aviation?
The DM article says and someone commented that this would have been "too fast", if it glided down without power.
Strange. I just read in some articles emergency call was at 11am, but DW (English lang) says crash was logged at 10.37am.
DW has continuous updates and will be covering the press conference in English, I'm sure.
http://www.dw.de/live-germanwings-crash-in-alps/a-18336127
Strange. I just read in some articles emergency call was at 11am, but DW (English lang) says crash was logged at 10.37am.
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Isn't that what they said when the AirAsia plane went down? Is it the same kind of plane?
The crash site. 2 hour hike just to get to it. Wishing the rescuers all the strength and determination in the world.
http://www.snappytv.com/tc/524468/109443
There were so many plane crashes "lately", so much for that traveling by air is supposed to be safe