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| Air France Rio crash: Jet plunged in minutes | Air France Rio crash: Jet plunged in minutes |
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| The Air France jet which crashed into the Atlantic en route from Rio in 2009 stalled and fell in three and a half minutes, French investigators report. | The Air France jet which crashed into the Atlantic en route from Rio in 2009 stalled and fell in three and a half minutes, French investigators report. |
| For less than one minute, the crew were faced with two different speed readings, the country's air accident investigations bureau (BEA) found. | For less than one minute, the crew were faced with two different speed readings, the country's air accident investigations bureau (BEA) found. |
| The drama began while the captain was resting, with the two co-pilots in the cockpit, it added. | |
| All 228 people on board were killed in the disaster. | All 228 people on board were killed in the disaster. |
| The findings were released in an online statement in response to speculation in the media over the findings from the flight recorders, only recovered from the sea this year. | The findings were released in an online statement in response to speculation in the media over the findings from the flight recorders, only recovered from the sea this year. |
| Flight AF 447 went down on 1 June 2009 after running into an intense high-altitude thunderstorm, four hours into a flight from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Paris. | Flight AF 447 went down on 1 June 2009 after running into an intense high-altitude thunderstorm, four hours into a flight from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Paris. |
| Those on board came from more than 30 countries, though most were French, Brazilian or German. | Those on board came from more than 30 countries, though most were French, Brazilian or German. |
| The wreckage of the plane was discovered after a long search of 10,000 sq km (3,860 sq miles) of sea floor. | The wreckage of the plane was discovered after a long search of 10,000 sq km (3,860 sq miles) of sea floor. |