Piece of wing found on La Réunion Island

Part of a plane wing has washed up on a remote island near Madagascar, raising speculation that it could be from missing flight MH370.

The debris is believed to be part of a Boeing 777 – the same model aircraft as the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines plane.

The piece, which was found on La Reunion Island this morning, is thought to be a ‘flaperon’, the part of the wing that controls the roll and bank of an aircraft.

BREAKING Is this piece found this morning could be flaps of #MH370 ? http://t.co/MlhHe6Px4F pic.twitter.com/FyRC4L7X9e — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) July 29, 2015

It was reported that investigators are trying to identify the piece and that it had remained for some time in water.


Investigators will use flight tracks to try and identify where the piece originated.

(Picture: Google Maps)

It is thought they may look at whether the piece belonged to the crash of a twin engine plane in May 4, 2006 close to La Reunion island, whether it is a fragment of MH370, or even a piece of a Yemenia flight A310, which crashed off the coast of the Comoros in June 2009.



MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with its 239 passengers and crew on board.

Similitudes incroyables entre le flaperon d'un #B777 et le débris retrouvé ce matin à #LaReunion… #MH370 ? pic.twitter.com/GDkzRLwi2h — Xavier Tytelman (@PeurAvion) July 29, 2015

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