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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:09PM (#9970879)
The headline of the article is exactly what the HN title says. But the sub-headline says "Fragments of a wing washed up in the French island of Reunion could be wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, says aviation expert" (emphasis added).

The "matches" in the headline is only that it came from the same model (Boeing 777) as MH370 - not from the actual plane.

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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by dingaling on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:12PM (#9970892)
> The "matches" in the headline is only that it came from the same model (Boeing 777) as MH370 - not from the actual plane.

There have only been three 777 crashes [0], and the other two were firmly on land.

Well, the Asiana one at San Francisco clipped a sea wall but the flaps arrived on land. So unless someone has been throwing major 777 wing components into the sea, this is a pretty compelling match.

* [0] Plus two other hull losses whilst static at airports

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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by enos on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:20PM (#9970960)
The BA crash in London was also on dry land.
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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by sgustard on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @04:33PM (#9971370)
They don't have to crash; some 777s have been retired already (Google it). Debris could end up in the sea.
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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by rjsw on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:17PM (#9970934)
Wikipedia states that all the other 777 crashes have been on land.
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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by refurb on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:33PM (#9971040)
Incredibly this news isn't even mentioned on the MA370 wikipedia page. Usually the pages are updated within a few minutes!
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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by icebraining on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @04:07PM (#9971227)
It was actually edited, a mod reverted it saying it's premature to assert it's the MA370: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malaysia_Airlines...
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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by refurb on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @09:48PM (#9972806)
Well there you go. I'm pretty sure main stream news get incorporated into wiki articles in less than 5 min (if it's big news).
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Re:Fragments of a wing washed up on Reunion could be wreckag... by kzisme on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @04:01PM (#9971200)
This is your chance!
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