Video Found From Germanwings Flight Shows Chaotic Scene: Bild
2015-03-31 18:51:17.911 GMT
By James Kraus
(Bloomberg) -- Video seen by Bild and Paris Match magazine
from Germanwings Flight 4U9525 documents last several seconds of
scene in cabin before aircraft’s crash and constitutes an
important piece of evidence, Bild reports.
* Recording from back of plane shows blurred, chaotic scene on
board, no individuals identifiable
* Not known if passenger or member of crew recorded scene
* Video supports statement of French prosecutor Brice Robin
* Screams heard on video, including cries of “My God,” in
several languages, showing passengers knew the desperate
situation they were in
* Can hear at least three times metallic smashing, apparently
pilot trying to break open cockpit door with either an ax or
other metal object
* End of video seems to be at moment plane touched a mountain,
with the cabin thrown to one side, screams of people
* NOTE: Unlikely that a smartphone can survive a crash; memory
card in it, however, can be very durable. Even if a mobile
phone is broken into a thousand pieces, the memory can still
survive, for example, if the device has cushioned the
impact; Bild, citing mobile phone tester Dirk Lorenz (43) of
“Stiftung Warentest”
* NOTE: Earlier, Germanwings Co-Pilot Told Airline in 2009 He
Had Depression
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James Kraus, Rainer Buergin
2015-03-31 18:51:17.911 GMT
By James Kraus
(Bloomberg) -- Video seen by Bild and Paris Match magazine
from Germanwings Flight 4U9525 documents last several seconds of
scene in cabin before aircraft’s crash and constitutes an
important piece of evidence, Bild reports.
* Recording from back of plane shows blurred, chaotic scene on
board, no individuals identifiable
* Not known if passenger or member of crew recorded scene
* Video supports statement of French prosecutor Brice Robin
* Screams heard on video, including cries of “My God,” in
several languages, showing passengers knew the desperate
situation they were in
* Can hear at least three times metallic smashing, apparently
pilot trying to break open cockpit door with either an ax or
other metal object
* End of video seems to be at moment plane touched a mountain,
with the cabin thrown to one side, screams of people
* NOTE: Unlikely that a smartphone can survive a crash; memory
card in it, however, can be very durable. Even if a mobile
phone is broken into a thousand pieces, the memory can still
survive, for example, if the device has cushioned the
impact; Bild, citing mobile phone tester Dirk Lorenz (43) of
“Stiftung Warentest”
* NOTE: Earlier, Germanwings Co-Pilot Told Airline in 2009 He
Had Depression
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To contact the reporter on this story:
James Kraus in Geneva at +41-22-317-9232 or
jkraus2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Mariajose Vera at +49-89-244478-803 or
mvera1@bloomberg.net
James Kraus, Rainer Buergin