Last moments of Flight 4U 9525

The Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in a remote area of the French Alps, killing 150 people including 16 school students
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FRANCE

GERMANY

Dusseldorf Flight due to arrive at 11:49am

FRANCE

ALPS

Barcelonnette

Digne-les- Bains

Airbus A320

ITALY

MONACO

10:01 Barcelona: Plane departs 30 mins late

10:45: Reaches cruising altitude of 38,000 feet

10:53: Disappears from radar

Debris found at 2,000m, spread over 100-200m

All times local

Marseille

Gulf of Lion

ANDORRA

10:01, Barcelona: Plane departs 30 mins late

SPAIN

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

50km 30 miles

Altitude (Feet/metres, 000s)
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ALTITUDE AND SPEED OF FLIGHT

09:55 10:00 10:05 10:10 10:15 10:20 10:25 10:30 10:35 10:40

0 10/3 20/6 30/9 40/12

0 200/370 400/740 500/926 800/1,480

Speed (knots/km hr)

Mont Blanc 15,781ft / 4,810m

Disappears from radar 6,800ft / 2,072m

Peak altitude 38,000ft / 11,580m
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Source: Flightradar24.com 

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