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Netflix is diving deeper into the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
The Boeing 777 first vanished over the South China Sea on March 8, 2014, en route from Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport to the flight’s planned destination, Beijing Capital International Airport in China.
Timed to the ninth anniversary of the plane’s disappearance on March 8, 2014, the new docuseries titledMH370: The Plane That Disappearedexplores some of the biggest questions — many of which remain unanswered — surrounding the plane’s sudden disappearance, according to a Netflix press release.
Through interviews with family members, scientists and journalists, the three-part series also looks into “the most contentious theories” about the flight.
From when the plane disappeared to the search-and-rescue effort that followed, here’s everything to know about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Who was on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
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The pilot in command was 53-year-old Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah from Penang, who joined Malaysia Airlines as a cadet pilot in 1981. The co-pilot was 27-year-old First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid, who was completing his final training flight with Flight 370.
When did Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 take off?
When did Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappear?
At 1:07 a.m., the aircraft’s last automated position report was sent. The last voice transmission from the cockpit was set to air traffic controllers at 1:19 a.m.: “Good night Malaysian three seven zero.” Two minutes later, the plane’s transponder stopped transmitting.
About an hour after the flight was scheduled to land, Malaysia Airlines announced the plane was missing.
Was Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ever found?
A search-and-rescue effort began shortly after the plane was reported missing, including a search of the southern Indian Ocean. On March 24, Malaysia’s prime minister announced the flight was seemingly lost in the Indian Ocean with no survivors.
Over the years, what’s assumed to bevarious pieces of the plane have been discovered, including a wing flap found in Tanzania in July 2016, a plane wing fragment found in Mauritius in May 2016 and theflaperon from the jetliner found in Reunion Islandin July 2015,per CNN.
What happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
source: people.com
