Mysterious Google Maps Occurrences: Aircraft Spotted in Remote Tropical Wilderness
Revised Article:
four years have passed, and the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 remains unsolved. In March 2014, the Boeing 777 mysteriously disappeared over the South China Sea, leaving behind only speculation.
After what many felt was an insufficient "final report" by the Malaysian government earlier this year, France decided to reignite its investigation (as four of the passengers aboard MH370 were French).
The search for truth continues.
Recently, a British man claimed to have uncovered potential evidence: A Google Maps satellite image of a Cambodian jungle featuring what he believes to be an aircraft with dimensions similar to a Boeing 777-200.
Is this the crash site of MH370?
Upon visiting the coordinates 12.089092, 104.151883, a blurry image of an aircraft amidst the jungle trees can be found.
Has the case been solved? Probably not. It's more likely, as the Daily Express notes, that what we're seeing here is an unrelated, intact aircraft flying over Cambodia at the time the satellite image was taken. Commenters have pointed out that any plane crashing in the jungle would likely be in pieces, making it far less visible on the satellite image.
The plane in question appears to have a T-tail configuration, which suggests it's unlikely to be a Boeing 777-200.
However, I should add that others believe the plane is, indeed, on the ground. You be the judge.
This isn't the first time someone has asserted to have found MH370 on Google Maps (or Google Earth). In fact, there have been rumors of discoveries dating back to shortly after MH370 first vanished.
Previously, an Australian "amateur crash investigator" explored Google Earth and claimed to have found what resembled an aircraft (or at least its main body) underwater north of Mauritius, near Reunion Island.
Reunion Island was also the location where, in 2015, a "piece of wing" washed ashore. According to Reuters, France later confirmed it to be part of the MH370 wreckage. Other debris was later discovered in the area.
As for Google Maps anomalies, there's no credible recent evidence supporting claims of MH370's crash site in the Cambodian jungle. Most speculations and online discussions about MH370 or other sensitive sites remain unsubstantiated and at the heart of conspiracy theories.
In light of the claimed evidence, the finance industry and transportation sectors are closely monitoring the situation regarding the potential discovery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Cambodian jungle. The aviation industry is holding back judgement, considering that the plane apparently has a T-tail configuration, which is not typical of a Boeing 777-200.
