France expands Réunion search for MH370

France has launched air, land and sea searches in and around the island
of Réunion in the hope of finding more debris linked to Flight MH370
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Mar 8, 2014: MH370 vanishes with 239 people on board, en route from Kuala
Lumpur to Beijing

CHINA Beijing

Last military radar contact with MH370

MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur

INDIAN OCEAN

Major wind- driven ocean currents

Madagascar Réunion Debris found Mauritius Search area: 119,140 sq km

AUSTRALIA Perth

Flaperon
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FORENSIC EXAMINATION

Wing segment found on Réunion being examined by international aviation
experts

2 metres

Disassembling of flaperon could reveal stencilled serial numbers to confirm it belonged to MH370

Chemical analysis of paint could confirm match with Malaysia Airlines specifications

Microscopic examination of fracture surfaces could determine how flaperon detached from wing

Biological analysis of barnacle shells attached to flaperon could indicate
how long – and perhaps where – segment has been in water
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Source: University of Toronto

Picture: AP, Hans Hillewaert

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