WHAT!? Recovered audio from German Wings crash indicates pilot was LOCKED OUT of the cockpit!

The mystery deepens around the German Wings crash in the French Alps. Apparently one of the pilots left the cockpit, and wasn’t able to get back in right before the crash.

From the New York Times:

As officials struggled Wednesday to explain why a jet with 150 people on board crashed in relatively clear skies, an investigator said evidence from a cockpit voice recorder indicated one pilot left the cockpit before the plane’s descent and was unable to get back in.

A senior military official involved in the investigation described “very smooth, very cool” conversation between the pilots during the early part of the flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf. Then the audio indicated that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not re-enter.

“The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer,” the investigator said. “And then he hits the door stronger and no answer. There is never an answer.”

He said, “You can hear he is trying to smash the door down.”

While the audio seemed to give some insight into the circumstances leading up to the Germanwings crash, it also left many questions unanswered.

“We don’t know yet the reason why one of the guys went out,” said the official, who requested anonymity because the investigation is continuing. “But what is sure is that at the very end of the flight, the other pilot is alone and does not open the door.”

My sources say that the pilot left inside could be heard spreading out a prayer blanket and adjusting his turban with his scimitar, but that in no way should dispose us to believe anything that might be misconstrued as racist. I’m joking, I have no sources.


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