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Eleven Air France victims identified

Jun. 22, 2009
Eleven of the 50 bodies recovered from the crash of Air France Flight 447 this month over the Atlantic Ocean have been identified, Brazilian authorities said.
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PARIS, June 19 (UPI) -- Some bodies recovered from the June 1 Air France crash had broken bones, suggesting the plane broke apart in midair over the Atlantic Ocean, authorities say.
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RECIFE, Brazil, June 12 (UPI) -- Three more bodies have been recovered from Air France Flight 447 that crashed in the Atlantic May 31, raising the retrieved body count to 44, officials say.
Brazil jet crash body count reaches 41

Brazil jet crash body count reaches 41

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9 (UPI) -- Seventeen more bodies were recovered Tuesday among the debris of an Air France Airbus A330 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Brazil last week.
Brazil: More plane crash debris found

Brazil: More plane crash debris found

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 8 (UPI) -- Brazilian divers Monday recovered a large portion of the tail of downed Air France Flight 447 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Officials say 17 crash victims found

RECIFE, Brazil, June 7 (UPI) -- Officials in Brazil said Sunday 17 bodies have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean at the crash site of Air France Flight 447.
Bodies from missing airplane located

Bodies from missing airplane located

PARIS, June 6 (UPI) -- The Brazilian air force said Saturday bodies and debris discovered in the Atlantic Ocean likely belong to missing Air France Flight 447.

Doomed jet faced airspeed data problems

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5 (UPI) -- Aircraft manufacturer Airbus said the systems on Air France Flight 477 were providing inconsistent airspeed data before the jet disappeared over the Atlantic.
Another Air France plane got bomb threat

Another Air France plane got bomb threat

PARIS, June 3 (UPI) -- Aviation authorities said an Air France Buenos Aires-to-Paris flight was was grounded temporarily because of a bomb threat that turned out to be false.

Germany hit hard by Air France plane crash

BERLIN, June 2 (UPI) -- Twenty-six Germans were on board the Air France jet that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean.

Air France flight diverted to Maine

BANGOR, Maine, May 12 (UPI) -- U.S. officials Thursday diverted an Air France flight headed for Boston because the name of a passenger appears on the "no fly" list of potential terrorists.
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