- 2230 GMT Sunday Flight AF447 takes off from Rio's Airport do Galeao
- 0133 GMT Monday Plane makes last contact with Brazilian air traffic control
- 0148 GMT Plane disappears from radar
- 0220 GMT Plane fails to make scheduled radio contact
- 0530 GMT Brazilian Air Force launches search
- 0910 GMT Plane fails to make scheduled landing in Paris Source: Brazilian Air Force
The Airbus A330 sent out an automatic signal warning of the electrical problems just after 02:00 GMT Monday (10 p.m. ET Sunday) as it flew "far from the coast," said an Air France spokeswoman, who declined to be identified. It had just entered a stormy area with strong turbulence, she said.
The jet was flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet and a speed of 521 mph, the air force said.
Among the passengers were 126 men, 82 women, seven children and a baby, in addition to the 12 crew members
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