Boeing 747 Breaks Up Immediately After Takeoff Over New York (With Real Audio)

There were 16 high school French club students from central Pennsylvania who were on TWA 800 to visit France. Their parents took a video of them at JFK airport just before boarding the plane. They were all so excited to go. I think of them every time I see the story of TWA 800.😢

My neighbor, who I had known since my childhood, was a head steward for TWA and was hopping a free flight to France onboard TWA 800 when it exploded. Just a few days before, maybe a week, I had seen him mowing his lawn and we had waved to each other. You never know when.

I’ll always remember TWA flight 800. The day it went down, my father was told he had terminal cancer and he’d be lucky to live another year. Exactly 1 year to the day, he passed away at 57yrs from the cancer that killed him. That afternoon my brother and I were watching the tv, and the family/friends of those lost from flight 800 were throwing roses into the ocean. So the pain of losing my father is associated with those that lost loved ones on that flight. Life is precious. And I pray for those that suddenly lost loved ones in August 1996.

I will never forget this tragedy. My neighbors, the Benjamin's, were on that flight. They were going to see their child. What sorrow our little PA town had. On going prayers to all the families and the Benjamin family.

the "God bless him" from Virgin 009 haunts me. The flight decks from those two other flights were the fit to know there was absolutely no hope.

I was in Ireland when TWA 800 happened and was totally freaked out, as we had just taken off from JFK days before and I was assuming a terrorist attack. Even worse, I later met a man whose daughter had been on the plane as part of the class trip from Montoursville PA. His son saw it on the news and asked his Dad what flight his sister had been on. The Dad didn’t remember and went to check her flight info. One can only imagine how his heart dropped when he saw it - TWA 800.

I live 2 miles up the road from the beach near where the crash was. There is a beautiful memorial with flags from every country passengers were from

I remember this so well. I was in Puerto Rico visiting my family during this crash. JFK is one of the airports I always left from as I live in the New York City area. I was just a little girl, ten years old. I think this was the first time I was ever confronted with an actual plane crash and the possibility of a plane crashing. I was flying home the next day, and I was terrified to get on that plane. Planes were second nature to me, I had flown my entire life multiple times a year. I felt so much empathy for those families. I remember hearing the story of the dad who lost his wife and two little girls. It reminded me of my dad staying behind as I usually traveled with my mother and sister. This one definitely changed me and even though I was ten, I was truly understanding the fragility of life.

there’s a beautiful memorial for TWA 800 at the TWA museum in kansas city. there’s a glass slab etched with a poem, a model of a 747 suspended in clouds and a recovered piece of debris from one of the plane’s cargo bins. the museum is definitely worth a visit, even just for that alone

Wow! I think in the first crash, what happened with the cockpit separating and the fire with the passengers, death must have happened very quickly. But the second had so much time for all, including the passengers, to be absolutely terrifed. So horrible. RIP to all those souls. Thank you for this excellent presentation.

My father was part of the recovery efforts of the Heldeberg off of Maurituis as a medic. It was widely believed in South Africa at the time that the accident was due to an explosive placed on board. He says the search efforts left a permanent scar on his memory owing to the debris that they located containing children's clothes and toys.

I was on the TWA flight number just before this one. Coming back from Europe. Hit me like a ton of bricks. I'm now training to be an airline pilot.

This has got to be one of the most horrific ways to die couldn't imagine the horror rip to the 230 people who lost their lives ❤

RIP to all those lives. I can't imagine the horror they felt.

May all their souls rest in peace 🙏 🕊️ ❤️ Love from Mumbai, India 🇮🇳 ❤️

I remember this vividly, was at an FAA event when it happened. A LOT of people saw a surface to air streak hit this plane. The NTSB is pretty creative though.

My father who was a United Airlines pilot for 34 years thought the military accidentally shot it down..he was distrustful of our government anyway so was not surprised he thought that when I asked his opinion. Miss you Papa! Miss talking to you about all things aviation!. James Hykes UAL Captain (from 1960-1994)

my uncle was one of the last people to place an item on that aircraft. He worked for TWA and was responsible for cargo placement for emergencies. He placed a heart on board for a transplant overseas. His hair turned white within 1 week because of this and the interviews from the FBI.

I just want to say how fascinating these videos are and the reaearch you have to do to make these videos must be immense .i for one love watching them ,its my new pass time .

Two very tragic and horrible incidents. RIP to all involved. The initial one - you know people were aware of what was going on after the explosion, but I never took into consideration the fire that was engulfing them as the fuselage flew way up in the air before defending. I hope and prey they were unconscious at least. The second one, also, the poor people KNEW they were doomed before their deaths. Just horrible all around.