Video Showing Last Moments Before Germanwings Crash Supposedly Exists

A report from the Bild daily revealed that the last few seconds inside the ill-fated Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps were recorded on a mobile phone recovered at the site. The German newspaper also said that it was able to see the footage.

The paper added that the mobile phone with the video belonged to one of the passengers on the flight. The video showed a chaotic scene with people screaming and shouting. It indicated that the passengers were aware of what was happening in the last few seconds of the flight before German co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, deliberately crashed the aircraft into a mountain.

However, the prosecutor handling the case in France, Brice Robin, said they have yet to analyze the mobile phones recovered from the crash site.

The prosecutor indicated said all of the mobile phones are currently being store at Seynes-Les-Alpes. He added that he is not aware of anyone picking up any of the mobile phones at the Germanwings crash site. No statements were released by the BEA investigation authority of France in connection to the report.

Germanwings Crash Site - image credit: abc.net.au

Bild described the video as "indisputably authentic." The paper said the banging of metal can be heard, which was likely made by the captain trying to get into the cockpit. Near the end of the video, a heavy shake was noted and the cabin started to tilt sharply to one side. The video ended as more screams were heard.

While the Bild revealed that the video may have been taken from the rear of the Germanwings plane, it did not give the name of the owner of the mobile phone. The story about the video was also carried by Paris Match, a French magazine, along with a supposed conversation between the two pilots.

The magazine said that when the captain went out of the cockpit, he supposedly told Lubitz he was in control of the plane, and Lubitz replied, “I hope so.”

Lufthansa indicated that Lubitz revealed to training school officials in 2008 that he experienced severe depression. This raised questions on the evaluation process for pilots. Prosecutors revealed that prior to acquiring his license as a pilot, Lubitz already had “suicidal tendencies.”

Lufthansa is currently facing legal action from the relatives of the victims of the Germanwings crash.

Posted by James Fried on Wednesday April 01 2015, 12:49 PM EDT. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0