World / Air France Flight 447 Brazil Recovers 3 More Bodies Pilots say they've seen even more; ships on the way to retrieve them By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff Posted Jun 7, 2009 9:41 AM CDT Copied Planes of the Brazilian Air Force take part in search operations for the missing Air France jet. Officials say that another 3 bodies have been found, bringing the total to 5. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) Brazil's military has found three more bodies from the Air France crash in the Atlantic today, officials tell the AP, bringing the number of recovered bodies to 5. Search pilots report seeing more on flyovers of the debris field 45 miles from where the jet sent out its last distress signals; ships are on their way to retrieve them. (More Air France Flight 447 stories.) Report an error