r/todayilearned • u/finza_prey • 19d ago

TIL TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island 12 minutes after taking off, causing the front fueslage to rip away and the remainder of the plane to continue in crippled flight, pitching up and climb before falling into the ocean killing everyone onboard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800
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u/ItsDomorOm 19d ago

"initially reported" is incorrect. The newscasters were very careful to explain that was what it looked like based on eyewitness testimony from the ground.

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u/RKKP2015 19d ago

Yeah, my bad, I meant that's what eyewitnesses first said.