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Old 19th Aug 2014, 00:25
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KatSLF
 
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Is the seat number written on the actual seat??

I never understood where Paris Match got the Seat 5A from. They WERE on the scene before the bodies were removed, and saw a badly injured woman;s body, still in her seat, from the business class setion. But I don't know where they get 5A from.
The section in the image you linked has 3 or 4 small holes high up in the roof area, about level with the front edge of the door (visible in other images). Nothing else. The bending you see happened on ground impact.

The section in front of that door is missing, or fell flat and is covered in other debris. It is not possible to guess at what shrapnel damage is on it. But going on what is on the cockpit, this are must have received some damage, too, and people sitting near here may have been hit. This would be rows 1 to 4.
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