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TWA Flight 800

17 July 1996. TWA Flight 800 leaves New York for Paris. Only 12 minutes into the flight, it explodes catastrophically, breaks in half, then plummets into the sea killing all 230 people on board. There was no mayday call from the crew. Rumours spread that the B-747 was downed by a misguided navy missile, sparking the biggest accident investigation in history.

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  • Originally Aired October 8, 2005
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network National Geographic
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