Crew of the Airbus A320 plane made a distress call at 10:47 am (0947 GMT)
Paris (AFP) - 13:42 GMT - GERMANWINGS CREW DID NOT SEND DISTRESS SIGNAL: AVIATION OFFICIAL.
Jeez. Fog of war?
“Contrary to previous reports, the crew did not send a distress signal, according to AFP.
Civil aviation authorities told the agency: “The crew did not send a Mayday. It was air traffic control that decided to declare the plane was in distress because there was no contact with the crew of the plane.”