·The forensic analysis indicates that Flight 447's passengers did not suffer any burns.

 

·Most bodies were found without clothes, which could have been taken by wind during fall. ·The search for bodies and debris continues Friday, there is still no sign of the black box.

    RIO DE JANEIRO, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The preliminary forensic analysis made in some of the recover bodies of Flight 447's passengers shows that they did not suffer any burns, said local daily O Globo published on Friday.

    According to the daily, the absence of burns indicates that the Air France Airbus did not explode, and reinforces the theory that the plane disintegrated in the air. The daily also stated that most bodies were found without clothes, which could have been taken by the wind during the fall.

Debris from the missing Air France flight 447 is seen at the Air Force base in Recife June 12, 2009. The Air France Airbus A330 crashed into the sea on June 1 en route from Brazil to Paris, killing all 228 aboard.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    The causes of the Flight 447's accident have yet to be found. Investigators in France are working with several theories, but the results of the autopsies on the passengers' bodies may help narrow down the possibilities, especially if the search teams are not able to find and retrieve the plane's black box.

    The search for bodies and debris from the plane continues on Friday. There is still no sign of the black box, but more debris have been spotted, and ships are en route to the site to collect them.

Oxygen masks from the missing Air France flight 447 are seen at the Air Force base in Recife June 12, 2009. The Air France Airbus A330 crashed into the sea on June 1 en route from Brazil to Paris, killing all 228 aboard.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    No bodies have been spotted on Friday so far. On Thursday, three occupants of the plane were found, raising the total number of recovered bodies to 44.

    According to Air Force, the weather conditions in the search area have improved, but are likely to worsen in the near future, which might hinder the teams' work. The Air Force stressed, though, that the search efforts will continue despite the bad weather.

    A total of 840 military from the Brazilian Air Force and Navy participate in the search efforts for the Flight 447. The Air France plane disappeared over the Atlantic last week after it took off with 228 people on board flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

Journalists look at debris of the missing Air France flight 447 after being recovered from the ocean during search operations at Recife's Air Force base, Brazil, Friday, June 12, 2009. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Airspeed sensors eyed in crash of Air France Flight 447

    PARIS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- An investigation of the crash of Air France Flight 447 is eying the possibility that defective airspeed sensors gave false readings to the plane's computers, but officials say it will be awhile before the cause of the mishap is known. Full story

French military steps up search for bodies, black boxes of crashed plane

Members of the Brazilian legal police carry a body recovered from the ocean during search operations of the missing Air France flight 447 at Recife's airport, Brazil, Wednesday, June 10, 2009.(Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    PARIS, June 11 (Xinhua) -- A French nuclear-powered submarine joined the search on Wednesday for the flight data and cabin voice recorders of the Air France passenger plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last week, the military said. Full story

First 16 bodies from Air France crash flown to Brazil's Recife 

    BRASILIA, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The first 16 bodies recovered from the Air France crash have been flown to Brazil's northeastern city of Recife for identification, the Brazilian Air Force said Wednesday.

    Upon the arrival of the C-130 transport aircraft, the bodies were taken to a local legal medical institute where forensic experts would begin the identification process, Air Force spokesman Ramon Cardoso said. Full story

Bad weather hampers body recovery at Air France plane crash site

    BRASILIA, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Bad weather has prevented search crews from recovering more bodies at the Atlantic Ocean crash site of Air France Flight 447, which fell down on May 31, Brazil's Air Force said Wednesday.

    Heavy rains in Fernando de Noronha islands near the crash site have been making it difficult for aircraft to work, Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Cardoso said.   Full story

French nuclear submarine to hunt for black boxes of crashed plane

    PARIS, June 10 (Xinhua) -- A French nuclear-powered submarine will start searching on Wednesday for the flight data and cabin voice recorders of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last week, the military said.

    The submarine Emeraude will search for the recorders, more commonly known as the plane's black boxes, in the morning in an initial search zone of 36 kilometers by 36, Christophe Prazuck, a spokesman for the military said. Full story

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