The hunt for the Boeing 777-300ER of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing on March 8, has seen airborne assets being concentrated in Perth in Western Australia. The Rescue Co-ordination Centre of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has been orchestrating the search in the southern Indian Ocean, where the airliner is believed to have come down. Four Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed AP-3C Orions operating from RAAF Base Pearce outside Perth were joined on April 1 by a Boeing E-7A Wedgetail to help coordinate surveillance and provide flight safety over the ocean.
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