Two doctors ruled Germanwings co-pilot was unfit for work on day of crash - but he kept it secret from airline

Killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was signed off by 2
different doctors for the day of the Germanwings
disaster but failed to tell his employers, it has been
claimed. The claims come after it emerged Lubitz
may have crashed his plane due to fears he was
about to lose his licence on medical grounds.
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.'
Germanwings said later that the company had not
been aware of Lubitz’s sicknote. In a statement, the
company said: 'Germanwings would like to clarify
that no medical note was presented to the firm for
this day'.
German police are now investigating whether Lubitz
had stopped taking any medication he was on and
have questioned chemists at the Apotheke am
Breidenplatz close to Lubitz's Dusseldorf flat.
Lubitz regularly collected a prescription from the
pharmacy, MailOnline understands. A chemist at the
Apotheke confirmed she had spoken to the police
but declined to offer any details.
The chemist told MailOnline: 'The police have visited
the pharmacy this morning. But I cannot talk about
anything that occurs inside the pharmacy. We are
required to protect all information about patients.
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