France/Air France Flight AF447
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Air France AF447 Debris
Vertical Stabilizer recovered on 7 June 2009
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Air France Flight AF447
Air France Flight AF447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009. The approximate location was known; the first floating debris was recovered on Day 5; and the surface search continued for 26 days.
The underwater search took nearly two years; the wreckage was found 671 days after the flight went missing.
The main article for Air France Flight AF447 is at Air France Flight AF447 (2009).
This article includes a comparison between Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and Air France Flight AF447 published by the JACC (Australia), and includes the relevant Wikipedia article as an embedded link.
The caption below the image on the right reads:-
07 jun 2009 Mergulhadores da Marinha do Brasil e estabilizador da aeronave
7 June 2009, Brazilian Navy divers and aircraft stabilizer