MH370 breakthrough: Plane debris could FINALLY solve mystery of doomed Malaysian jet
A LARGE piece of aircraft debris discovered this summer was from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet MH370, it has been confirmed.
The plane debris was found the island of Pemba in late June
The debris – an outboard wing flap – was found by Malaysian investigators on the island of Pemba off Tanzania in late June.
And they have now confirmed it was from the doomed Boeing 777, which mysteriously vanished more than two years ago.
The Beijing-bound flight disappeared with 239 passengers and crew on board after taking off from Kuala Lumpur in March 2014.
The debris will now be examined further to see if can solve one of the biggest aviation mysteries of all-time.
Investigators have previously confirmed a piece of debris found on the French island of Reunion last year was part of the jet.
They are also examining other pieces of debris found in Mozambique, South Africa and Rodrigues Island, a territory of Mauritius.
The flight disappeared shortly after taking off in March 2014
Various conspiracy theories have emerged in the past two years
Various conspiracy theories about the plane's fate have emerged in the past two years.
Some believe pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah deliberately crashed the airline into the ocean in a horrific suicide mission – a claim has denied by his family.
Others have suggested the jet went down after a sudden loss of electricity, or even an internal flash fire.
Some claim the pilot deliberately crashed the doomed plane
In July, investigators raised the possibility the jet may have glided – not plunged – in its final moments.
Paul Kennedy, project director of the engineering group Fugro, said: "If it was manned it could glide for a long way.
"You could glide it for further than our search area is, so I believe the logical conclusion will be well maybe that is the other scenario."
Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine just four months later
Another Malaysia Airlines jet – Flight MH17 – was shot down over eastern Ukraine just four months after MH370 went missing.
The aircraft, which was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was hit by a Russian-made surface-to-air Buk missile.
At the time of the tragedy, a bitter war was raging between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian government in the region.