A flaperon from a Boeing 777 found on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean that is presumed to be from the ill-fated MH370 flight has arrived in France for analysis. The discovery of the wreckage has rekindled hope that one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history may finally be cracked.
The debris is set to be delivered to a military unit in the city of Toulouse, where it will be intensively investigated and analyzed. The facility is operated by the French General Directorate of Armament and is outfitted with specialized tools and equipment for analyzing aircraft wreckage, reports NBC News.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will also be joining the investigation of the found wreckage.
If the analysis of the flaperon does turn out positive, the small piece of wreckage will become the first real physical evidence from MH370. It could also give some very important clues that will ultimately help determine the events that transpired in the fateful flight since its mysterious disappearance in March 2014, according to CNN.
Johnny Begue, the man who discovered the flaperon on the shores of the island of Reunion, states that upon seeing the debris, he immediately assumed that it was from an air crash.
"I thought perhaps it's from a plane crash so I said don't touch it anymore," Begue said. "Because if it's a plane crash, then people have died and you have to have respect for them."
Numerous hypotheses have been put forward regarding the mysterious disappearance of the aircraft. One of the new theories, recently explored by HNGN, suggested that the airplane crashed vertically into the water, thereby enabling the aircraft to keep itself intact as it sunk into the ocean depths.
