REPORT: Investigators believe newly found aircraft debris was likely the same model as MH370

An unnamed US official told the Associated Press that aircraft wreckage found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean this week likely came from a Boeing 777 - the same type of aircraft as Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

According to the AP's Joan Lowy and Lori Hinnant, the official said that air safety investigators have a "high degree of confidence" that photos of the wreckage show a part from the aircraft's wings that are unique to the Boeing 777.

Investigators believe the part found on the island is one of the "flaperons" from the 777 which help the aircraft steer and control the amount of lift generated by its wings. 

MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. The Boeing 777-200ER vanished with 239 passengers and crew onboard. 

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