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The Search: Flight 447
-17 bodies found 45 miles from last transmission
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French Statement:
ORGANISATION DE L’ENQUETE TECHNIQUE
L’Airbus A 330-200, immatriculé F-GZCP, exploité par Air France, vol AF 447, a disparu dans la nuit du 31 mai au 1er juin 2009. L’avion avait à son bord 216 passagers et 12 membres d’équipage et assurait la liaison Rio-de-Janeiro (Brésil) – Paris-Charles de Gaulle (France).
L’avion ayant disparu dans les eaux internationales, le BEA, représentant l’Etat d’immatriculation, a ouvert une enquête, conformément à l’Annexe 13 à la Convention relative à l’aviation civile internationale et au Code de l’Aviation civile (Livre VII).
Une équipe d’enquête a été constituée et s’est mise au travail.
L’enquêteur désigné, M. Alain BOUILLARD, a constitué quatre groupes de travail dans les domaines suivants :
Recherches en mer,
Historique de l’avion,
Exploitation de l’avion,
Systèmes et équipements.Deux enquêteurs du BEA accompagnés de spécialistes d’Airbus et d’Air France sont actuellement à Rio de Janeiro.
Le BEA prévoit de publier un premier rapport fin juin.
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