British geologist killed in EgyptAir 'terror attack' became a father for second time two weeks ago: Wreckage seen floating off Greek island after jet went into 'sharp spin' and plunged 22,000ft into sea

Richard Osman, 40, (pictured left with his French-born wife Aureilie and 14-month-old daughter Victios) had been 'deliriously happy' at the birth of his second daughter Olympe just three weeks ago.

His devastated brother told how Richard was on his way to Cairo to work - a trip he took frequently as a geologist with a gold mining firm in Egypt.

Pictures posted online this afternoon purportedly show debris (right) from the doomed Airbus A320 (inset top on a previous flight) that crashed into the Mediterranean with 66 people on board.

The images emerged as search vessels reported seeing large objects floating in the sea around 230 miles south of the island of Crete.

Greek defence minister Panos Kammenos said flight MS804 disappeared after going into a sudden spin and plunging 22,000ft before vanishing off the radar at 00.30am GMT without making a distress call.

The revelation came as security experts, ministers and former air accident investigators said all the evidence pointed to the plane being targeted in a terrorist attack.

Relatives gathered at Cairo International Airport (bottom right) to await news of the 56 passengers.