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Two bodies and some debris that are definately confirmed as being from Airfrance flight 447 have been recovered from the atlantic.

The debris included a case with a ticket for the flight.

There were reports earlier in the week of debris including a seat and an oil slick, but these were never proven to be from tha Air France flight.

Examiners are on their way to inspect the bodies i will keep you updated.

*UPDATE*: Monday 8/6/09

There have been another 15 bodies of the doomed air france flight 447 pulled from the ocean, brazilian authorities have reported.

Reports have also stated that some structural parts from the plane were recovered from the same location, but will not be commented on untill the have been properly identified.

9 of the bodies have been taken aboard a Brazilian ship and the other 7 are aboard a french ship.

No doubt there are many more to come, i will keep you posted.

May they all Rest In Peace.

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There was a bomb threat made to an air france airliner scheduled to fly from Brazil to Paris on may 27 just 5 days before the tragic crash of the air france flight 447 is thought to have killed 228 people.

The Jet in question at the time was inspected and cleared. It is very ironic that this threat was made at the same airport to the same carrier flying the same route that mysteriously crashed just 5 days later.

Finding the black box is going to be a herculean task as it is thought to be in very deep water up to nearly 23000 feet below the surface, beyond the reach of most manned craft in existance today.

We can only wait and hope for some good news, though survivors are extremely unlikely.

Well its been 24 hrs and no word, no wreckage and no survivors. The only clue we have so far is what appeared to be fire on the surface of the water seen by other planes on the route, but the area has been searched and nothing was found. There is little chance of finding the plane, even if it is afloat, it will have drifted hundreds of miles by now.

The search and rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy cloud and bad weather.

Here is what we do know:

all times Brazilian local time.

7:03 pm Sunday: The plane took off  normally from Rio De Jeneiro

10:30pm Sunday: Air France says plane has last contact with Brazil.

Brazilian Air Force says last radio contact at 10:33 pm , 565 kilometers from northeastern Brazilian city of Natal

10:48pm: Brazilian Air Force says last radar contact with Brazil indicated plane flying normally.

11pm: Air France says plane entered zone of storms and high turbulence.

11:14pm: Automatic message indicating technical problems, including a loss of pressure and an electrical system failure.

11:20: Brazilian Air Force says plane fails to make previously scheduled radio contact with Brazil. Brazil notifies air traffic control in Senegal.

2am sunday: French military radar begins searching for plane.

2:30am: Brazilian Air Force mounts search and rescue.

4:30am: Air France sets up crisis center.

6:15am: Plane’s scheduled arrival in Paris.

It is pretty clear that whatever happened, it was sudden and catastrophic, it is likely that the plane was struck by lightning, but this alone is extremely unlikely to have brought the plane down by itself.

There is a large search involving brazilian, french and US equipment including Planes, Helicopters and boats underway. i think it is a matter of time before the plane is found, but time is very likely out for any survivors.

I personally will never give up hope that at least some of the passengers have somehow survived. But the facts are that that is extremely unlikely, My heart goes out to the families of the victims, i just hope the cause of this tragedy can be found and prevented from ever happening again.