Co-pilot seemed to 'want to destroy' plane
Nick Miller 1:07 PM The co-pilot 'voluntarily' initiated the descent of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps, the lead investigator says.
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Germanwings Airbus A320 crash: Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz seemed to 'want to destroy' plane
Nick Miller 1:07 PM The co-pilot 'voluntarily' initiated the descent of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps, the lead investigator says.
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