Quite correct, the French did play their part.
They also had significanetly more than a passing interest in her early demise, owing to the fact the Airbus (A mainly French company) and Air Trance decided that they had better things to so with their time than preserve a piece of history.
On that basis, although the French played a part in the design, they effectively killed her off single handed, and on that vasis they are not worthy of a mention, so there!!!!