French Air Force scrambled Mirage 2000 before Germanwings A320 crash

French officials confirmed that a French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter was scramble to check on Germanwings A320 airliner before it crashed.

By Arz [GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

Unfortunately, the fighter arrived too late and couldn’t spot the wreckage.

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