The death toll of Air France flight 1611 remains the highest of any aviation incident in the Mediterranean Sea

Italy

France

Nice

Message from pilot:

“We are in trouble”

Plane begins descent

Crash site

Corsica

Ajaccio

Radar tracking of

AF 1611 flight path

Mediterranean Sea

50 km

50 miles

Nice

France

Ligurian Sea

Message from pilot:

“We are in trouble”

Marseille

Crash site

Plane begins descent

Mediterranean Sea

Radar tracking of

AF 1611 flight path

Corsica

Ajaccio

50 km

50 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: BEA - Bureau of surveys and analysis for the security of civil aviation