Diego Garcia - Airstrip In The Middle Of Nowhere Print Email Details Published on Wednesday, 19 March 2014 15:33 View Comments An aerial view of Diego Garcia atoll. /Google ImagesAn aerial view of Diego Garcia atoll. /Google Images THERE is a new twist in the missing MH370 saga, theories of what could have happened to the aircraft and the search area which now spans 2.24 million square miles. It was believed that the flight was seen flying at a very low altitude over the Maldives Islands at 6.15am on the morning of March 8. This story somehow confirms that it was last seen flying in a south-eastern direction, towards a mysterious island in the Indian Ocean known as Diego Garcia. It was reported in local newspapers that the little island was amongst the landing strips found in Captain Zaharies personal flight simulator. The captain was the pilot of MH370. Diego Garcias location on the map. /Google ImagesDiego Garcias location on the map. /Google ImagesDiego Garcia is a footprint-shaped coral atoll (a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral) located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean. Named after a Portuguese navigator, the atoll is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory and was leased to the United States and later developed as a joint U.S.-British naval base. It is now home to a US Navy support facility, fully equipped with a landing strip that is 3.7km (12,000-foot-long). Main runway approach at Diego Garcia./Google ImagesMain runway approach at Diego Garcia./Google Images THE AIRFIELD IN 2005. Camp Justice is the Tent City in the foreground./Google ImagesTHE AIRFIELD IN 2005. Camp Justice is the Tent City in the foreground./Google Images File pic of USS Saratoga at Diego Garcia. /Google ImagesFile pic of USS Saratoga at Diego Garcia. /Google Images Diego Garcia SSGN Support Area./osimintDiego Garcia SSGN Support Area./osimint B-1B Lancer bombers on Diego Garcia in November 2001 during the Afghanistan bombing campaign. /WikipediaB-1B Lancer bombers on Diego Garcia in November 2001 during the Afghanistan bombing campaign. /Wikipedia This 1982 photo shows an unpaved road made of crushed coral common throughout the island and the officers dining area at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility./WikipediaThis 1982 photo shows an unpaved road made of crushed coral common throughout the island and the officers dining area at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility./Wikipedia Coconut Plantation, East Point (former main settlement)./WikipediaCoconut Plantation, East Point (former main settlement)./Wikipedia Scenic view of Barachois Maurice, Diego Garcia./WikipediaScenic view of Barachois Maurice, Diego Garcia./Wikipedia
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