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21. US official: Debris in photo belongs to Boeing 777

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 06:00 PM

Jul 2015

US official: Debris in photo belongs to Boeing 777

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says air safety investigators have a "high degree of confidence" that a photo of aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year.

The official says investigators — including a Boeing air safety investigator — have identified the component as a "flaperon" from the trailing edge of a 777 wing.

A French official close to the investigation confirmed Wednesday that French law enforcement is on site to examine a piece of airplane wing found on the French island of Reunion, in the western Indian Ocean.

The U.S. and French officials spoke on condition that they not be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ca0fe9f3e1c34132894f28433992b9fb/us-official-debris-photo-belongs-boeing-777

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MH370: wreckage found on Reunion 'matches Malaysia Airlines flight' [View all] Bosonic Jul 2015 OP

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