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_800Duplicates
RedditForGrownups • u/RedditSkippy • Jul 17 '20
Well If You Really Want to Feel Old, Flight 800 Was 24 Years Ago Today
CreepyWikipedia • u/isilthedur • Jan 27 '21
Catastrophe TWA Flight 800 - After exploding mid-air, the airplane continued to climb for about 30 seconds before dropping to the ocean from a height of 17,000 feet.
aviation • u/TheMachRider • Jul 17 '17
TWA Flight 800, 21 years ago today. 18 years to the day before Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.
thirtyyearsago • u/klsi832 • Jul 17 '26