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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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