Timeline: Disappearance Of Air France Jet
Chronology Of Events Surrounding Disappearance Of Flight 447 From Rio De Janeiro To Paris
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An unidentified man, third right, looking for information about the Air France flight reported missing, is escorted by airport employees to a private room at Tom Jobim airport in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, June 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)
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Undated file photo made available by Airbus, showing an Airbus A330-200 jetliner from the French company Air France. (AP Photo/Airbus)
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A man, looking for information on the Airfrance flight 447 that was reported missing on its way between Rio de Janeiro and Paris, is escorted by airport employees to a private room at Tom Jobim airport in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, June 01, 2009. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)
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Play CBS Video Video Air France Update CBS News' Nancy Cordes gives an update on the disappearance of Air France Flight 447. Investigators speculate the plane was hit by lightning causing severe turbulence. A search and rescue mission is currently underway.
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Video Air France Plane Missing "CBS News Raw:" Those at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris await further details into the disappearance of an Air France plane carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro. Officials confirmed that a search and rescue mission was underway.
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Video Transatlantic Flight Missing An Air France flight from Brazil to Paris, France went off radar and ceased radio contact during the flight. Mark Phillips and Nancy Cordes report.
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- Sub Hunts For Flt. 447 Black Boxes
- Probers: Flight 447's Autopilot Was Off
- Crash Prompts Call For Black Box Reforms
- Beyond Radar's Edge, Planes On Their Own
- Families Pay Tribute To Air France Victims
- Victims' Nationalities
- Timeline
7:03 p.m. Sunday: Air France says plane left Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian Air Force says plane left at 7:30 p.m.
10:30 p.m. Sunday: Air France says plane has last contact with Brazil air traffic control. Brazilian Air Force says last radio contact at 10:33 p.m., 351 miles (565 kilometers) from northeastern Brazilian city of Natal.
10:48 p.m.: Brazilian Air Force says last radar contact with Brazil indicated plane flying normally.
11 p.m. Sunday: Air France says plane entered zone of storms and high turbulence.
11:14 p.m. Sunday: Air France receives automatic message indicating electrical circuit malfunction.
11:20 p.m. Sunday: Brazilian Air Force says plane fails to make previously scheduled radio contact with Brazil. Brazil notifies air traffic control in Dakar, Senegal.
2-3 a.m Monday: Air France says French military radar begins searching for plane.
2:30 a.m. Monday: Brazilian Air Force says it mounts search and rescue mission with two planes.
4:30 am Monday: Air France says it sets up crisis center.
6:15 a.m. Monday: Plane's scheduled arrival in Paris, according to Air France.
8:30 a.m. Monday: Brazilian Air Force says it was told by Air France about the message the plane sent to the company. The message indicated technical problems, including a loss of pressure and an electrical system failure, Brazilian Air Force says.
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