Paris (CNN) -- French investigators said Sunday that they have found pieces of the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, killing all 228 people on board.
Air France Flight 447 disappeared after taking off from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on its way to Paris, France.
France's Bureau of Aviation Investigation said that a team, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, discovered parts of the aircraft during an underwater search operation conducted within the past 24 hours.
The crash, the cause of which has not been determined, was one of Air France's worst tragedies
Air France Flight 447 disappeared after taking off from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on its way to Paris, France.
France's Bureau of Aviation Investigation said that a team, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, discovered parts of the aircraft during an underwater search operation conducted within the past 24 hours.
The crash, the cause of which has not been determined, was one of Air France's worst tragedies
