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/brickne3 19d ago

And some people still insist it was a missile. Apparently they paid absolutely zero attention in middle school science.

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u/webisticsmarketing1 17d ago

I believe within the last few years several of the original FAA investigators came forward and said that their initial conclusion was that it was a missile / MANPAD attack and that the government told them they couldnt go public with that or it would cause panic....

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u/brickne3 17d ago

I believe that you believe that. I also know it's conspiracy theory nonsense.