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 Investigators want missile theory probed in '96 TWA Flight 800 crash Published June 19, 2013 FoxNews.com      A handful of aviation experts, including a number of investigators who were part of the original probe of TWA Flight 800, have come forward in a new documentary to say evidence points to a missile as the cause of the crash off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago.
The New York-to-Paris flight crashed July 17, 1996, just minutes after takeoff from JFK Airport, killing all 230 people aboard. In the weeks that followed, the plane was reassembled in a hangar from parts retrieved from the sea.
 
But the cause of the crash was not identified immediately, and after authorities said the crash was caused by static electricity ignited fuel fumes, many skeptics cast doubt on the theory. Adding to the controversy were multiple eyewitness accounts of a fireball going up from the ground and hitting the plane before it went down, accounts which the FBI dismissed at the time.

 
“It’s obvious that the truth was not allowed to be pursued."
- Jim Speer, accident investigator for the Airline Pilots Association
The half-dozen investigators whose charges will be fleshed out in a documentary set to air July 17 - the anniversary of the crash - say they were never allowed to get at the truth. But they are confident a missile brought down the plane.
 
"We don't know who fired the missile," said Jim Speer, an accident investigator for the Airline Pilots Association, one of a half-dozen experts seeking a new review of the probe. "But we have a lot more confidence that it was a missile."
 
The group is comprised of people who worked for the National Transportation Safety Board, TWA and the Airline Pilots Association, all of whom have since retired. All six say that the evidence shows the plane was brought down by a projectile traveling at a high speed.
“It all fits like a glove,” said Tom Stalcup, a physicist who is considered one of the foremost independent researchers and participated in the documentary, said during a press conference on Wednesday. “It is what it is and all the evidence is there.”
 
Hank Hughes, a retired senior accident investigator for NTSB, said probers were not allowed to seek answers once the FBI took over the crime scene. "We just want to see the truth come out," Hughes said. "We don't have hidden agendas. The only thing we are looking for is the truth."
Speer, who says he found explosive residue on a part from the right wing which also had three holes, agreed.
 
“It’s obvious that the truth was not allowed to be pursued," said Speer. “A majority of people working in that hanger did not feel as if the evidence was properly being handled.”
The NTSB said it will review the petition.
 
"All petitions for reconsideration are thoroughly reviewed, and a determination is usually made within about 60 days," spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said. "While the NTSB rarely re-investigates issues that have already been examined, our investigations are never closed and we can review any new information not previously considered by the board."
She noted the TWA Flight 800 investigation lasted four years.
"Investigators took great care reviewing, documenting and analyzing facts and data and held a five-day hearing to gather additional facts before determining the probable cause of the accident during a two-day board meeting."
The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Re: New probe about missile theory in 1996 downing of flight 800.
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2013, 11:49:45 AM »
I think it's been covered up


Maybe it will come out this time around

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Re: New probe about missile theory in 1996 downing of flight 800.
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2013, 12:03:18 PM »
I've said all along if they will ignite kerosene with static electricity....or any electricity and let me see it, I might give this a ghost of a chance.  Truth is, it's hard to light kerosene without an open flame.  Try it sometimes with a flint and steel or such like.  Try it with an ignitor off your grill.
 
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Re: New probe about missile theory in 1996 downing of flight 800.
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2013, 02:57:53 PM »
Seems suspicious that the FBI immediately discounted eyewitness reports of a possible missile fired from the ground, but then later took charge and wouldn't let anyone else "seek answers".
 
If it was static electricity and jet fuel that was to blame then why haven't we ever heard of any other fires/explosions caused by this combination that is surely common both on the ground and in the air?

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Re: New probe about missile theory in 1996 downing of flight 800.
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2013, 08:22:16 AM »
Where is Jimmy Hoffa ? Same thing.
It is done and if the feds know it must be a real benefit to keep it quiet---for good reason.
I never doubted it was possible but, I also doubted the AF's saying that they did not have invisible planes and let the saucer folks take the lead.
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Re: New probe about missile theory in 1996 downing of flight 800.
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2013, 10:39:58 AM »
Seems that I remember a video that clearly showed something streaking from the ground just before the plane exploded. The vid disappeared real quick. I never did believe the official version. POWDERMAN.  :o :o
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