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Flight MH370 author claims plane was downed by US Air Force in failed bid to seize equipment heading to China
THE US Air Force shot down the missing Malaysian MH370 flight in a disastrous bid to seize electronic equipment bound for Beijing, according to an explosive new book.
Investigative journalist Florence de Changy claims the American air service attempted to intercept the consignment by using signal jamming technology - which resulted in 239 passengers vanishing.
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In her new book 'The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370', she details her theories that she has established from seven years of intense research into one of the greatest aviation mystery's in history.
Yet de Changy only refers to it as such ironically - as she believes the official version of events is shrouded in deceit.
The official script for the Boeing-777's disappearance suggests the plane executed a dramatic U-turn less than an hour into its planned flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, before plummeting into the Indian Ocean.
However, de Changy has branded the conclusion a "diversion operation" which is "the biggest cover-up in recent times".
In the 400-page publication, the French reporter suggests the US Air Force attempted to ambush the plane - with devastating consequences - by intercepting tracking technology to cause the aircraft to disappear from radar screens.
She believes the MH370 was carrying a shipment of "electronic equipment" over to China, which the US did not approve of.
The book claims it was shot down after a failed attempt at re-routing its course, and the matter has been feverishly covered-up ever since.
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She believes the shipment included 2.5 tonnes of "poorly documented Motorola electronics equipment," that had not undergone the correct security screening and belonged to the US.
Beijing caught wind of the delivery and decided to make a bid for it, by re-routing the aircraft through Kuala Lumpar before it headed to China's sprawling capital.
In a game of tit-for-tat, US authorities allegedly then opted to intercept the cargo by forcing the MH7370 to land and swiping it, before sending it on it's way.
Two US Airborne Early Warning planes could have crowded the Malaysian plane from above and below to block it's magnetic field and make it invisible.
She continued, "'The shooting down could have been a blunder, but it could have also been a last resort to stop the plane and its special cargo from falling into Chinese hands."
The author credits her hypothesis to her thorough research into the investigation that she says was botched from the very beginning.
She began covering the enigma in March 2014, that saw a £110 million search of 50,000 square miles of the depths of the Indian Ocean, led by Australia up until 2017.
However, "when it came to the art of bungling a search operation and providing deliberate or accidental misinformation, Australia ran Malaysia pretty close," the journalist said.
But the details of the missing jet were "assembled like a jigsaw puzzle over subsequent weeks, months and years, in the light of information that was released in dribs and drabs, for the most part diluted in an ocean of false or inaccurate data," according to de Changy.
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She concluded that after the failed attempt to cease the delivery of the cargo, the countries instrumental in the investigation process proceeded to initiate a campaign of distraction and disinformation.
She boldly declared: "The advance of truth has been crippled from day one."
Among the countries she alludes to, are a string of international leaders - including the US, China, Malaysia, Australia, Vietnam, France, and the UK.
Seven years on from the tragedy, a panel of expert oceanographers and flight analysts have identified a new area where the plane could have crashed.
Peter Foley, who oversaw the first large-scale search, is championing a new inquiry to examine the seafloor 70 nautical miles either side of the original target area.
The Far-Eastern correspondent for Le Monde also discusses the numerous other theories as to what happened to the doomed plane, such as suggestions the plane could have been hijacked, the captain had run riot, there was a fire on board and that a drop in cabin pressure knocked out the crew.
She rubbishes the theories over 14 chapters, before offering up her own suspicions.
"'It was not possible for a Boeing 777 to have simply disappeared," de Changy writes.
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The renowned writer de Changy also suggested the 24-hour media reporter of the investigation hampered the inquiry and search efforts.
The constant coverage exacerbated conspiracy theories and stopped dead multiple lines of inquiry, she claims.
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