Listen to the moment a co-pilot takes over flight after pilot becomes ill and dies

An audio recording has emerged of the moment a co-pilot took charge of an American Airlines flight after the pilot became ill.

Listen to the moment a co-pilot takes over flight after pilot becomes ill and dies

An audio recording has emerged of the moment a co-pilot took charge of an American Airlines flight after the pilot became ill.

Flight 550, which left Phoenix, Arizona, at 11.55pm local time and was diverted mid-flight, and made an emergency landing shortly after 7am New York time (noon GMT).

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