Investigators
revealed today that medical sign-off notes were found at Lubitz's home -
including two for the day of the crash - and Dusseldorf University
Hospital confirmed he had been a patient there over the past two months,
although it would not disclose his condition.
Investigators at the crash site today revealed they have
retrieved more than 400 body parts belonging to the victims - but have
not found an intact body. Police have now asked friends and families of
the deceased to provide DNA samples as they start the grim task of
identifying those who lost their lives
Described
as a man whose life-long obsession had been to become a pilot, it has
been suggested he may have feared his flying licence might not be
renewed on medical grounds.
Friends
have told how Lubitz had a life-long obsession with flight, posting
pictures of planes all over his walls as a child and taking gliding
lessons at the age of just 14.
Lubitz
had built his whole life around becoming a pilot - with one friend
saying 'would have died' if he had not have passed his flying exams -
and even became a flight attendant while he waited to start his
training.
He
was facing a potential medical examination that could have seen his
pilot's licence removed and it is thought he may have feared mental or
other health problems would bring an end to his dream.
Former
BA pilot Alastair Rosenschein said pilots of Lubitz's age face regular
medicals as well as simulator tests and can be grounded if they fail to
pass. He told MailOnline: 'He may have known that his career was already
over. He may have known that the end was in sight.'
