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Title: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: radarspotter10 on June 01, 2009, 10:26:39 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8076848.stm

An Air France plane carrying at least 228 people from Brazil has disappeared from radar screens over the Atlantic.
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: AirNav Development on June 01, 2009, 10:50:37 AM
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4429304/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/01/air.france.brazil/index.html
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: spikem on June 01, 2009, 11:41:25 AM
Noticed radar feeds from Brazil on the network. Just wondering if anyone over there with a RB can shed any light on this.
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: EK01 on June 01, 2009, 12:33:09 PM
Aircraft involved is believed to be Airbus A330-203, registration F-GZCP with c/n 660.
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: TedLoon on June 01, 2009, 05:56:20 PM
RIP...... hate days like this
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: cornish rebel on June 01, 2009, 06:30:06 PM
Yes indeed RIP to all of them I hope they can find the aircraft and the black boxses so they can find out what went wrong
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: bratters on June 02, 2009, 08:04:23 AM
By coincidence I was flying out of CDG myself yesterday and these sad occasions always make you think  "there but for the grace of God......"
The fact is that when it comes to a showdown between man and the forces of nature, the result is inevitable.

Sympathies for all concerned.
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: Deadcalm on June 02, 2009, 08:54:14 AM
"The fact is that when it comes to a showdown between man and the forces of nature, the result is inevitable"

That's a good one, Bratters, it kind of knocks into perspective all this rubbish about AGW, and rather endorses the impression that climate change is forever ongoing and inevitable despite man's stupid efforts to alter the fact, and his protests that the contrary is true.

DC
Title: Re: French plane lost over Atlantic
Post by: malc41 on June 02, 2009, 09:51:29 AM
I would think all our condolences go out to everybody involved.