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Ian Wilson said he had pinpointed the plane lying in mountainous terrain and now plans to fly a helicopter to the site in a bid to solve the mystery and stake a claim for a £54million reward.

The plane vanished in 2014 with 239 people on board but its whereabouts has been shrouded in mystery amid several conspiracy theories that have been put forward.

Pixelated images from Google Maps appear to show the outline of a large aircraft but experts say this could simply be another plane been flying below the satellite that pictured it.

Mr Wilson said he had been watching a documentary on the MH370 mystery and felt the need to search potential crash zones online.