[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] A fuselage presumed to be from 'KAL 858,' which disappeared over Myanmar airspace in 1987, has been discovered.
On the 23rd, Daegu MBC revealed footage of the presumed KAL 858 fuselage filmed during on-site coverage by a special investigation team.
The KAL 858 incident was a terrorist attack that occurred fifteen days before the 13th presidential election in November 1987, resulting in the disappearance of 115 passengers and crew members. The plane was blown up midair over Myanmar. North Korean agent Kim Hyun-hee confessed in 1990 that she was responsible, but the detailed truth of the incident has not been clarified.
Daegu MBC explained, "Despite the conclusion that the bombing was carried out by Kim Hyun-hee and Kim Seung-il, doubts have not ceased, and no bodies have been found even after 33 years, making it a mystery. This brings us closer to the substantial truth of the case."
According to the report, the presumed fuselage was found as an airplane wing-shaped object 50 meters underwater in the Andaman Sea near Myanmar. A total of four objects, including an engine-shaped object, were captured by an underwater camera. The footage showed a round and elongated object in an intact form, which experts estimated to be an 'aircraft engine and wing.'
MBC confirmed through an aviation accident database that since 1940, only three aircraft have crashed into the Andaman Sea, and there are significant differences in engine location, shape, and tail wings. The engine in the footage released that day closely matches the Boeing 707 model of Korean Air KAL 858.
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