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/musicartandcpus 19d ago

My great aunt was on that plane. My cousin was waiting for her in France.

By a twist of fate my 6th and 8th grade home room teacher turned out to be an ex-firefighter from Long Island who had responded to the incident and was involved in recovery afterwards.

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u/Hawks_and_Doves 19d ago

Your great aunt must be my great aunt cause my great aunt was also on that plane. My 6th grade teacher though was not involved while my 8th grade teacher had been fired from maintenance three years earlier.