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MS804 made sharp turns, dropped over 25,000 ft

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05-20-2016 10:15 BJT

Full coverage: EgyptAir Flight MS804 Missing

What happened to EgyptAir Flight 804 and where it went missing? Let's take a look at what we know so far.

According to Greek aviation officials, the plane entered Greece's airspace at 23:24 GMT.

24 minutes later, the pilot spoke to Greek air traffic controllers and reported no problems.

The aircraft did not respond to the controllers before it left the Greek airspace at 00:27 GMT. 

Two minutes later, the plane left the Greek airspace and vanished from Greek radars.

EgyptAir said the plane lost contact with Egyptian radars at 00:30 GMT when it was 280 kilometers from the Egyptian coast.

The Greek defense minister said the plane had made two sharp turns and dropped more than 25,000 feet before plunging into the sea.

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