PARIS (Sputnik) — The examination of a fragment of an aircraft wing found on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, suspected being part of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that disappeared over a year ago, will start in France on Wednesday, the French prosecutor office said Friday, as cited by BFMTV channel.
On Wednesday, a flaperon, the movable part of a plane’s wing that is lowered or raised to control the angle of the aircraft, was found after it was washed ashore the island.
Earlier on Friday, French officials announced that the plane fragment would be delivered to the French city of Toulouse, where the expert examination is expected to take place.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, disappeared from the radar screens on March 8, 2014, less than an hour after takeoff. There were 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board.
