http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/03/25/investigators-face-daunting-search-for-clues-to-germanwings-flight-disaster/Investigators in France on Wednesday were examining the mangled "black box" from the German passenger plane that crashed into the Alps, hoping to learn what brought the jet down a day earlier, as officials said two unidentified Americans were among the 150 dead.
The cockpit voice recorder may hold the clues to the biggest mystery: what caused the Germanwings plane to descend over an 8-minute period without any pilot indication the aircraft was in trouble. The experienced pilot had the plane at 38,000 feet, but only for a minute. Then suddenly and inexplicably, the jet descended apparently still under control and without a single distress call or a request for permission.
Germanwings CEO Thomas Winkelmann told reporters in Cologne Wednesday the airline's current information is that 72 Germans and 35 Spanish citizens and the two Americans were on the plane. He said the airline is still trying to contact relatives of 27 other victims. Sixteen passengers were from eight other countries, including Australia and Israel.
