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FLPanhandle

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12. That part looks remarkable undamaged
Wed Jul 29, 2015, 01:29 PM
Jul 2015

If it's from the missing airliner, that may indicate a more controlled decent into the ocean instead of a high speed impact.

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I hope it is that wreckage. Finally some closure for the waiting families. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2015 #1
Still no idea what happened though... Helen Borg Jul 2015 #9
There should be serial numbers on some of the parts or lot numbers on some... George II Jul 2015 #2
Interesting... n/t ColesCountyDem Jul 2015 #3
Now THIS is "Latest Breaking News" hlthe2b Jul 2015 #4
The UK sites, The Telegraph and The Mirror, have this story. CNN does not. John1956PA Jul 2015 #8
It's not on BBC or the Guardian as of 1:08 pm nt LiberalEsto Jul 2015 #10
Well that pic is definitely not an oversized sea cucumber 4139 Jul 2015 #5
And CNN curses their bad luck that *they* weren't the ones to break this story YoungDemCA Jul 2015 #6
That looks to be a long way from where they thought it crashed. RedSpartan Jul 2015 #7
Reunion is near Madagascar,on the east side, and the wing had a year to float to there perhaps? Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #17
Yeah, that's the problem as I see it. RedSpartan Jul 2015 #18
Also from the Daily Mail question everything Jul 2015 #11
That part looks remarkable undamaged FLPanhandle Jul 2015 #12
or that the other side of the plane hit the water first (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #16
Dear gawd, do not let Wolf Blitzer or the CNN Holodeck find out about this!!!!! marble falls Jul 2015 #13
+whatever it takes.n/t jtuck004 Jul 2015 #14
Wolf Ballon Boy Blitzer has graphics coming up after these messages . olddots Jul 2015 #19
When you look at the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean, this makes sense hack89 Jul 2015 #15
Actually, all the currents flow towards Madagaskar cosmicone Jul 2015 #22
Reunion is on the southern leg of that current hack89 Jul 2015 #24
Gives new meaning to the middle of nowhere dembotoz Jul 2015 #20
US official: Debris in photo belongs to Boeing 777 Bosonic Jul 2015 #21
If that is it, the black box won't be too far off. The Second Stone Jul 2015 #23
Depends on how far that part drifted. Angleae Jul 2015 #26
CNN will go nuts treestar Jul 2015 #25
A year-long re-enactment of how the wreckage floated to its resting place. randome Jul 2015 #29
Sure enough at the gym today treestar Jul 2015 #32
Map .....island of Reunion Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #27
just one large piece? and floated for a year? maybe theres more on the beach there Sunlei Jul 2015 #28
The metal pieces would need to be airtight muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #31
How close is it to Diago Garcia? Reter Jul 2015 #30
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