<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LemonThrower:
Isn't that what happened to TWA 800?</font>
No, the 747's center fuel tank exploded.
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Isn't that what happened to the plane that crashed in NYC (Brooklyn or Queens I think) shortly after 9/11?</font>
The tail fell off. Likely the pilot's overreaction to wake turbulence.