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.... would [it] be possible to see how the areas search look overlay-ed on the location of the body's and parts found?
The composite below is comprised of the original BEA image showing the areas searched during the Phase 3 search, and overlaid with the initial aerial search (as stated by the FAB), the Pollution Spot, and the initial positions of bodies recovered. The bodies recovered on 6 June 2009 are identified.
It can be assumed, that those parts of the aircraft that sunk did so almost immediately, otherwise if there was a wide dispersal of wreckage that slowly sunk, then the chances of one or more items being found increases significantly. This means that if the major parts of the (broken) aircraft sunk almost immediately, their bottom footprint will not be large.
The white bordered area has not been searched, and a small extension along its southern edge would cover the Pollution Spot, for which a plausible explanation has not been established.
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