APC225

Possible debris.

Toasty

The usual mainstream media caveats apply.

MH370: wreckage found on Reunion 'matches Malaysia Airlines flight' - Telegraph

iceman49

Australia: Reunion Island debris “consistent with analysis” of MH370 resting place
Karen Walker Jul 29, 2015
The Australian government has issued a statement on the discovery of debris on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean July 29 and which is being examined to determine whether it comes from missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, a Boeing 777-200.

The debris, measuring about 2 meters, appears similar to the wing flap of a large commercial airliner. Because the debris was retrieved on a French-owned island, it is now in the possession of French authorities.

In a statement late July 29 US time – July 30 in Australia – the Ministry for Infrastructure said, “the debris is being examined by experts to determine its origin. Malaysia is responsible for the investigation and is managing this examination with the assistance of Boeing, the BEA (Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile), the National Transportation Safety Bureau (US) and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

“In the event that the wreckage is identified as being from MH370 on La Reunion Island, it would be consistent with other analysis and modelling that the resting place of the aircraft is in the southern Indian Ocean.

“Any new evidence will be used to further inform and refine ongoing search efforts.”

MH370 disappeared March 8, 2014, after apparently diverting far from its scheduled flight path from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. There were 239 people onboard. A massive search has been ongoing in the Indian Ocean after satellite data indicated the aircraft likely headed west, then south over the Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have eventually crashed. But there have been no findings of any part of the aircraft despite a massive search effort involving multiple countries, military forces, organizations and advanced technologies.

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MH370 search: Reunion debris to be tested in France - BBC News

iceman49

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0QA1KC20150805

http://abcnews.go.com/beta/Internati...ry?id=32901960

UAL T38 Phlyer

I still think the "constant radius from the satellite" theory is off, and that it crashed closer to Reunion, hence the debris.

The last three radar hits line up more with Reunion and Madagascar than Australia.

Malaysia is saying it is definitely Mh370; France is only saying it is definitely from a 777.

rickair7777

According to Boeing, all the 777's ever built are fully accounted for...except one.

UAL T38 Phlyer

Yeah, I know. That was what was weird about the initial news release: the French would just say "it's a 777," not going to the logical conclusion: there is only one unaccounted for in the world.


I'm guessing there was no definitive serial number on it, so they generalized...but that generalization can only lead to one specific thing:

It's from MH17, and the force of the Russian's SA-6 blew the flap all the way from the Ukraine to the Indian Ocean.

RhinoPherret

I noticed in the CNN screenshot that APC225 posted that it is interesting that the words: Too soon to tell if it belonged to, LEGAL VIEW, debris found on island, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft are all present. I thought for a moment they had found Brady’s cell phone that was destroyed.

PurpleToolBox

Have they test flown another Malaysian 777 to match the flight track to satellite pings to ensure they're suspected path corresponds with actual flight path?