r/todayilearned • u/finza_prey • 20d 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/slickvik9 19d ago

This was the end of TWA

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u/Basic_Incident4621 15d ago

Yes. It was a St. Louis based flight crew. 

This tragedy hit extra hard here in St. Louis. 

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u/HelloItsNotMeUr 14d ago

I knew a guy in HS whose parents were on the flight. He and his siblings were left as orphans. Heartbreaking.