German co-pilot accused of crashing Airbus frequented glider field near crash site as a child

Spanish police officers pay tribute next to a stele and flowers laid in memory of the victims in the area where the Germanwings jetliner crashed in Le Vernet, France, Friday, March 27, 2015. Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work on Tuesday, the day authorities say he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) (The Associated Press)

A stele and flowers laid in memory of the victims are placed in the area where the Germanwings jetliner crashed in the French Alps, in Le Vernet, France, Friday, March 27, 2015. The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 into an Alpine mountain, which killed all 150 people aboard, has raised questions about the mental state of the co-pilot. Authorities believe the 27-year-old German deliberately sought to destroy the Airbus A320 as it flew Tuesday from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (The Associated Press)

Students of the Joseph-Koenig Gymnasium arrive for a memorial service in Haltern, Germany, Friday, March 27, 2015. Sixteen students and two teachers from Haltern were among the 150 victims of a Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (The Associated Press)