Germanwings A320 crashes
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AllOverTheGaffParticipantAccording to BBC, 142 passengers and 6 crew aboard, crashed in the French Alps.
24 Mar 2015
at 10:58
conshaldowParticipantI just had a look on flightradar24 however not allowing to bring up live position of the aircraft. I suspect the airline requested it be removed once reports were received of this. I hope everyone on board is safe and well.
24 Mar 2015
at 11:05
AllOverTheGaffParticipantFlying from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, reports on Sky and BBC say to expect no survivors.
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24 Mar 2015
at 11:23
Charles-PParticipantA spokesman for the DGAC aviation authority said the airplane crashed near the town of Barcelonnette about 100 km north of the French city of Nice. German media reports say there is a wide field of debris visible.
According to flight data from FlightAware 24, at 09.30 UTC (10.30 GMT) the aircraft was cruising at 38,000 feet at 532mph. It started losing altitude to 37,975 by 10.31am with the speed reportedly increasing to 548mph. At 10.41am, the last reported radar returns had the aircraft descending at 6,800 feet at 434mph.
24 Mar 2015
at 11:43
LuganoPirateParticipantTragic. I believe it was 24 years old so wonder what happened?
24 Mar 2015
at 12:02
seasonedtravellerParticipantShocking and tragic news. My thoughts today are with those left behind.
24 Mar 2015
at 13:22
canuckladParticipantVery sad, and like everybody else, my first thoughts with the families.
Would like to add that the authorities need to identify the reasons for this tragedy and importantly the Air Asia tragedy too. The similarities are a concern to someone like me who uses the 320 (older) reasonably regularly.
24 Mar 2015
at 13:46
LuganoPirateParticipantI’d hadn’t thought about the Air Asia being a 320 so agree with Canucklad in hoping they find the cause quickly. I hope they can rule out terrorism even faster as that was my first thought.
24 Mar 2015
at 14:04
MartynSinclairParticipantMy thoughts are with the families of the passengers and crew.
Very sad day for aviation …
24 Mar 2015
at 18:47
PatJordanParticipantDreadful news, and deepest sympathy to all who have lost loved ones.
I learned of this tragedy whilst on my way to London City Airport this afternoon. Ironically today was my first time to fly out of LCY for many years. The last time was a fateful day in July 2000 when Concorde was lost. I’m not superstitious, but It’s a strange coincidence.
24 Mar 2015
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