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Feb 14, 2007 | 8:17 am

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Spilkus

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it was a long time ago, but...

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Originally Posted by gnaget

Things were annoying for a while after TWA 800 until they figured out that the military shot it down or whatever.

Ummm...maybe you've got the wires crossed...they all were a long time ago.

"or whatever":
TWA 800...747-131...crashed into ocean near Long Island on July 17, 1996. NTSB concluded that fumes inside the center wing tank ignited, causing the explosion (spark created by a faulty wire). 230 dead / 0 survivors.

747 terrorist bombing:
Pan Am 103...747-121...crashed in vicinity of Lockerbie Scotland from detonation of plastic explosives on December 21, 1988 (a group claimed responsibility as retaliation for Airbus downing). 259 dead / 0 survivors.

Airbus shot down by US Navy:
IR655...A300-B2...shot down in Persian Gulf by US guided missile cruiser on July, 3, 1988. Claimed mistaken as Iranian fighter jet attacking the ship. 290 dead / 0 survivors.

747 shot down by Soviet military:
KE007...747-200...shot down in Soviet airspace by Soviet Air Force aircraft on September 1, 1983 (perhaps mistaken for a USAF recon plane). 269 dead / 0 survivors.

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