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That day, January 3, 2004, one of the worst plane crash occurred in Egypt. Egyptian airline Flash Airlines plane crashed in the Red Sea, leaving all passengers in it totaling 148 people were killed.
Charter aircraft of type Boeing 737-399 was carrying mostly tourists from France, including many children who were to travel to Egypt. When the plane on the way home from Cairo, Egypt to Paris.
The plane took off around 4:44 o'clock in the morning local time, flown by one pilot was very experienced with more than 7,000 flying hours hours and are well known in the Egyptian Air Force, Egyptian Air Force.
But a few minutes later, the plane lost contact. Officers Air Traffic Controller (ATC) or an air traffic controller immediately reported it. Search teams began deployed.
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin ordered the minister to Egypt to coordinate with the relevant authorities in the search for the plane.
"I am very concerned by this tragedy. I will continue with the families of the victims," he said as published by the BBC. He said it would do whatever it takes to find the plane.
The accident occurred in the middle of a terrorist threat to launch an attack. This threat has made a number of airline security reasons and canceled flights.
Nevertheless, the French security authorities asserted that the incident was related to terrorism. In line with Egypt, the Government of France stated that it believes that this is purely an accident.
After a long search, [debris] (Nov 17, 2003: 'Terminator' so 'Governator' California '') plane and the victim was found in the middle stretch of the Red Sea waters. All victims confirmed no survivors.
Based on the results of investigations carried Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Aviation Safety France, aircraft harmed by 'human error'. The pilot allegedly incorrect operate aircraft systems that have differences with the system used to the pilot.
Another history recorded on January 3, 1888, a straw invented and patented by Marvin Stone of Washington. Then on January 3, 1957, a watch (wristwatch) introduced the world's first electrically in Lancaster.
