The Associated Press has reported:

Brazilian military pilots spotted an airplane seat, a life jacket, metallic debris and signs of fuel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday as they hunted for a missing Air France passenger jet that carried 228 people. Sadly, they have found no signs of life  READ FULL STORY HERE

♦FACTBOX-Facts and speculation surrounding Air France crash♦

FLIGHT AF 447
May 31
♦2203 GMT - Air France says the plane, an Airbus A330-200, takes off from Rio airport with 216 passengers and 12 crew.

June 1
♦0148 GMT – The aircraft leaves Brazilian air force radar, flying normally at 35,000 feet at a speed of 453 knots.

♦0200 GMT – Air France says the plane crossed into a “stormy zone with heavy turbulence”.

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Posted by: BBParks

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