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MH370's exact location may have been found, and there is now enough evidence for a fresh search mission, an investigator has claimed.

Aviation expert Victor Iannello, who helped Australian officials in the search for the Malaysia Airlines flight, told Reddit users he believes he's pinpointed the location of a new search mission for MH370.

He also said he believes there is now enough evidence for another search mission to be launched for the plane.

On Reddit, a fellow MH370 enthusiast asked Victor: "In other words, is there actually something compelling over recent months that could, in theory, be presented as a search proposal via Ocean Infinity to the Malaysia authorities?

Responding, Victor wrote: "In short, yes.

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"The due south path crossing the 7th arc near 34.3S latitude appears to uniquely satisfy all the criteria."



He went on: "Months ago, OI has asked us to summarise the work in anticipation of a new search proposal, which we did.

"OI is also working with university researchers on a parallel effort to define a new search area."

Victor added: "I have no idea whether OI has presented a search proposal to Malaysia, whether Malaysia is agreeable to entering into a contract for a new search, and whether OI would consider searching without a contract with Malaysia."

The point Victor highlighted is in the Indian Ocean more than 620 miles west of the Australian city of Perth.

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Victor's organisation, Radiant Physics, have set out these precise coordinates, 34.3°S 94°E as a possible location for MH370 using precise scientific criteria.

Writing on the Radiant Physics website, he said: "The objective of this research is to define a new search area that is of manageable size and has a reasonable chance of success."

These coordinates are consistent with the plane heading towards the South Pole after going off course and heading southwards.

It's now five and a half years since MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 227 passengers and 12 crew onboard.

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The doomed Boeing 777 set off from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing, China.

But less than 40 minutes after taking off, it stopped communicating with air-traffic control.

After being tracked by military radar for another hour, the plane disappeared around 200 miles north-west of Penang Island, Malaysia.

The plane's disappearance has become one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time, with a large number of theories being put forward to explain it.

(Image: Radiant Physics)

Pilot Zaharie Shah has been blamed for bringing down the plane, something his family strongly deny.

Some have suspected the plane was hijacked, either by terrorists or other unknown criminals, but no group has ever come forward to claim responsibility for the plane.

Debris has been found as far afield as Madagascar and Reunion, but no major leads have been able to show conclusive evidence of where the plane came down.

There are also a number of theories that suggest MH370 came down in the Cambodian jungle, with a search mission being organised last year to try and find the plane.