U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft supporting search for EgyptAir plane - Navy

Passengers disembark from the incoming EgyptAir plane scheduled to makethe following flight from Paris to Cairo, after flight MS804 disappeared from radar, at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Thursday said a P-3 Orion long-range aircraft was supporting the search for an EgyptAir plane that disappeared on a flight from Paris to Cairo over the Mediterranean. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)