A320 Crashed Into Sea, 11.27.08

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/27/airbus.france.crash/index.html


PARIS, France (CNN) -- A plane with seven people aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, a French regional government official told CNN.
A New Zealand Airbus 320 flying into Auckland from France, from a file picture taken in 2003.

A New Zealand Airbus 320 flying into Auckland from France, from a file picture taken in 2003.

The Airbus A320 Air New Zealand jet was on a training flight when the crash occurred about 5 p.m. (4p.m. GMT), said the official at the Maritime Prefecture in Toulon, France.

There were no immediate reports of survivors, but rescue efforts involving French navy vessels and a helicopter had been launched.

Floating debris had been located, the official said.

The test flight took off from Perpignan in southern France, the official said.

A civilian vessel saw the crash take place off the coast near Perpignan.
 
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