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The captain of downed Germanwings plane reportedly tried to break into the cockpit with an axe
Business Insider ^ | 03/27/2015 | Pamela Engel

Posted on 03/27/2015 10:28:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The captain of the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French alps with 150 people on board earlier this week reportedly tried to break into the cockpit with an axe once he realized he was locked out, according to German tabloid Bild.

The Telegraph cites Bild's reporting based on unnamed security sources, noting that the information has not been officially confirmed but that a spokesman for Germanwings confirmed to AFP that an axe was on board the plane.

Officials have confirmed that the cockpit voice recorder recovered from the crash site shows that the captain tried to break down the reinforced cockpit door after the co-pilot refused to open it.

French officials on Thursday blamed the plane's co-pilot, 27-year-old Andreas Lubitz, for the crash that killed everyone on board. Authorities said it was his "intention to destroy this plane."

On the cockpit voice recording recovered from the crash site, Lubitz could be heard breathing from when the captain left the cockpit until the plane crashed, but he did not say a word. The captain was banging on the cockpit door and trying to break it down, but Lubitz would not open the door.

French authorities contend that Lubitz input the command to start the plane's descent after the captain left the cockpit.

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TOPICS: Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accident; germanwing; germanwings
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To: BenLurkin

Caliph Baraq, tear down that wall!


21 posted on 03/27/2015 11:37:49 AM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why would anyone cite the BILD as a source?


22 posted on 03/27/2015 11:38:06 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: SeekAndFind

Screen shots of the co-pilot’s FB page:

http://www.tpnn.com/2015/03/27/breaking-germanwings-co-pilot-was-muslim-convert/


23 posted on 03/27/2015 11:41:51 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Bushbacker1

Are there any medical people here that can tell us if an antidepressant FUGUE would be so strong he wouldn’t realize that pilot pounding on the door was real?

http://www.naturalnews.com/049137_Germanwings_depression_antidepressant_drugs.html#


24 posted on 03/27/2015 11:48:23 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: zipper

The Captain probably thought the copilot was unconscious or otherwise incapacitated...

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No, once the captain punched the emergency access code into the keypad and the door did not open 30 seconds latter, he KNEW that the co-pilot had intentionally locked him out.


25 posted on 03/27/2015 12:14:33 PM PDT by Synthesist
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To: RetiredArmy

An AXE??? Where in the h-e-double toothpicks did he come up with an AXE on an airplane with?????????????


Known as a “crash axe”, apparently required by regulation on passenger aircraft. A fellow FReeper posted that info in one of the earlier “axe” threads.


26 posted on 03/27/2015 12:33:55 PM PDT by Synthesist
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To: RetiredArmy

They are like this

https://www.google.com/search?q=aircraft+crash+axe+for+sale&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=1115&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=F7EVVemWC8yiNqPEgOgO&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#imgdii=_&imgrc=dlCWLwSTuDld1M%253A%3B7Bu2oF55g5KGUM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.gemtor.com%252Fimages%252FLarge%252Faxes_lg.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fgemtor.com%252Frescue.htm%3B989%3B823


27 posted on 03/27/2015 12:34:51 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: Synthesist

Okay. Thanks. Just didn’t think there were any trees on board.


28 posted on 03/27/2015 5:43:49 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: RummyChick

Screen shots have been removed from the article I posted. But, found them here.

http://romancatholicimperialist.blogspot.com/


29 posted on 03/27/2015 5:46:45 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Synthesist
No, once the captain punched the emergency access code into the keypad and the door did not open 30 seconds latter, he KNEW that the co-pilot had intentionally locked him out.

That definitely raised his anxiety level another notch. So did the descent. He didn't lose hope yet. He may have thought he did something wrong or the door malfunctioned -- because it was UNTHINKABLE to him that another pilot would do such a thing. Once he gave up on the keypad he started chopping at the door. That's when the passengers knew -- and when they started screaming.

They'll never release the CVR feed, too much drama.

30 posted on 03/29/2015 1:01:29 AM PDT by zipper (In their heart of hearts, all Democrats are communists)
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