My neighbor lost his wife on that flight. She was a Dectective. She was also a Mother. Very sad.

I’ll never forget watching the breaking news on a hot summer evening at my grandma’s house in Detroit, MI, and seeing that burning wreckage floating. The news said there were a bunch of high schoolers from Michigan on that plane on a class trip. I was 16 when this happened and just getting interested in commercial aviation. I’ve been a flight attendant for 20 years now. RIP to all those lost.

My great uncle and cousin died on this flight, and although I wasn't alive when they passed the effects of the plane crash permeate through my family. Many members of my family avoid flying, and I find myself praying whenever I board a flight.

I was 16. It was so surreal seeing this on the news, because there hadn’t been a crash in so long. Found out a couple days later that one of our teachers was on that flight with her daughter.

My father was one of the divers who recovered the bodies, the stories he has told didnt seem to phase him, but to me they actually seemed traumatizing. Its insane how much water can deteriorate someone.

I remember this flight , I am 72, I’m so sorry to the family and friends.

Let the victims families come see it, touch it, have their final moments with it, then scrap it. It's all that can be done now.

Let the people you care about know that you love them everyday. It might be the last time you see them.

I was the electrician at the coast guard base where the bodies were brought back to and to this day I still remember this very vividly .

15 when this happened and can still remember seeing the debris floating on the ocean’s surface. What an awful thing it was. God rest those souls.

My grandfather was a TWA pilot for 15 years prior to this, he’s alive thank god but god bless those

I still remember. I will never forget. I love all the victims even though I knew none of them, may they RIP, and their families have peace of mind.

It's saddening to know that in order for aviation to become safer, most of the time we have to learn the hard way.

My distant cousins passed away on this flight right after a family reunion when I was just a toddler.

My friend parent survived the crash, only because they went on a later flight. They were shocked when their original plane crashed. How terrifying my friend almost didn't exist by a last-minute descion

Remember reading this when I was a child now I am 40. Times changed years passed but the scar still remains.

And of course, decades later the Navy admits they were testing a new missile guidance system and admitted that one of their missiles was unaccounted for. At lease 88 eye witnesses declared that they had seen a red glow strike the airplane causing an explosion initially, then the plane broke up...

Every time I drive through Montoursville, PA I think about the teenagers who perished in this crash. My 💔 broke for all the families.

Comfort kits for kids. Now that folks, made this entire thing worth watching.

Rest In Peace Judy....

I remember this tragedy; bless the poor souls of TWA Flight 800.

I was 9 when this happened. I still remember Tom Brokaw cutting in with the breaking news announcement.

Jed Johnson passed away on this flight, a friend of Andy Warhol. I've heard Jed was an angel in real life & I wish all of these people didn't pass in such a horrific way. 😢

I was 17 at the time and I remember the burning wreckage on the water. The orange fire against the black water. The news anchors talking about the search for survivors. The debris pieces were so small I knew there would be no survivors.

I was with 3 other family members in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, exiting a store, around sunset, hearing a huge, huge BANG!!!!!!. Not thinking of looking skyward, we went about life as usual.

REST IN PEACE 🙏

FYI nobody thought it was a terrorist attack. Everyone thought it was a military accident.

I was 10 when this happened. I still remember watching this on the news and it still breaks my heart. I remember saying my prayers that night & prayed for the families & being a ignorant child I prayed they would find survivors in the water. Now I continue to pray for the families who are still dealing with the crash every year.

I remember when this happened. I was only 8, but I remember that this was all over the news. This crash changed so many lives, as I remember, this crash is what killed TWA. It's scary to think how so many lives were affected in an instant.

They went through all the trouble piecing together this crashed plane to distract you from the fact that the Navy shot a missile at this plane. What a show

You mean it was shot down. The tanks didn’t explode

Two tragic events happened here on this day 1. Port Chicago (1944) 2. TWA Flight 800 (1996) May they all rest in peace!

25th anniversary of the missle taking down TWA flight 800

Prayers for all those lives lost

I was 10 years old when this happened, and I never forgot the date it happened neither, and after 25 years I still remember watching the news when this tragedy occurred. 💔

The truth is that a missile brought down the plane, not a fuel tank explosion.

This was a rocket fired by accident by our armed forces.

This one disturbs me the most. Rip the lives lost in this horrible accident. 😔

This is what the 2000 film ‘FINAL DESTINATION’ was based off of 😢😢😢😢😢 The film told the story of A flight from NY to Paris, also with students on board, starting from the fuel tank and no survivors

R.I.P. to all those poor 230 souls that perished on that awful hot muggy summer night and may God continue to bless their family with all his continued healing and strength and comfort. My heart breaks for them 😥😥😥😥😢😢😢😢 it really does. Even though I was only 13 then when this happened, my heart sinks for these families, I mean losing a family member from cancer that couldn’t survive it or from death from natural causes etc is terrible enough, but to lose a family member in a tragedy unexpectedly exactly like this is a TRILLION TRILLION TRILLION times painfully worse. 😥😥😥😥😢😢😢 those poor families. Just devastating. Never stay mad at your family members folks. Whatever argument or fight you have with them about, make up with them as soon as possible because they could possibly be gone the next day.

it is a little sad this won't be going to a museum or otherwise preserved, but i'm glad to hear they are respecting the families wishes

I remember the breaking news here in the Buffalo, New York area and I knew something went catastrophically wrong with that plane. I am glad it was nothing more than a terrible accident, and not terrorism, as many believed.

I remember watching this on the news. I was 18. Heartbreaking and horrific. Still is.

I’m 39 now. I still remember this. I think of these people often. So so sad.

I remember seeing witnesses on television saying they saw a streak of light go up into the sky and then see an explosion when TWA 800 went down. The US Navy was conducting exercises in the waters off NYC at the time.

I was 13 when this happened nor did I forget when I saw the horrific images on t.v.......... well that was 25 years ago

Rest in peace.

I appreciate the reporter's comment why this is going online, the preciousness of life.

Crazy writers and movie produces get crazy ideas off tragic events like this….Final Destination made series made millions

Lisa Perry, the closest eyewitness on land to the disaster, stated that she had just stepped out onto the deck at her beach house and immediately noticed a reddish orange light moving around up in the sky. She followed it for a few seconds and then, an airliner appeared. She immediately thought that the plane was flying a bit too low. Remember, Flight 800 had been told to hold at 13,000 feet because a plane above it was getting ready to make a descent to Rhode Island. Then, she said that the object in the sky exploded at the side of the plane and that, for a couple of seconds, the plane just sort of hung up in the sky like a toy. What she was witnessing was the 747 being arrested by intense missile shockwave forces. But at that very moment she said that another streak of reddish orange light came zooming up off of the water to the underneath of the plane and, at that moment, the plane shattered in half, turned to its side & plummeted to the sea below. No "zoom climb", as was the CIA's animation video and final conclusion.

I would never ever notice this story but, maybe i would like to say that the pilots that die and tried there best to save the plane and the passengers that died at the time of the crash may all go to heaven in peace and meet god in peace.

Navy accidently shot it down... So sad

Why don’t the family want this to go in a museum?? Why not?

I cannot begin to understand what the families went through, but why would you get rid of aircraft like that that can be studied by future engineers? It's invaluable.

I grew up on Long Island in East Hampton and our Main Beach would have parts of the plane hitting shore often. It was so sad!!

I will never forget this. We all know. What happened. They’re just not telling us.

You would think they would have a service at the plane for any family members wanting to attend before destroying it. A final farewell.

Those poor lost souls had a truly terrible ending - so sorry to everyone affected x

Never would’ve thought this back then but, I wonder who/what was on that plane?

The United States Navy will never admit fault

I remember this. I was 12. It was the beginning of the end of TWA and everyone will always associate TWA with flight 800.

Wow unbelievable 25 years ago already ! I remember seeing the coverage on ABC that morning. Very sad. Prayers to all involved 🙏 ❤

It needs to be preserved as a piece of history

Is this the flight that was shot down by a navy missile?

I'm sorry, but there were people on the ground that said they saw missiles hitting it. I will always believe a missile hit it

May god bless the families of victims from Montoursville PA.

Honestly placing it on a museum would be better than destroying it since this something we shouldn't forget about

REST IN PEACE. 🙏🏻

I remember watching this when the news broke live, the footage of the flames on the water still haunt me til this day.

Worst thing is, you don't know for sure what really happened😢, but till the last moment passengers didn't suffered everything happened very quick 😢

My mother refuses to watch plane crashes cause of this flight. We live in PA and she had a lot of friends who died that day. She is okay to talk about it and what she believes happened only on the anniversary.

Important we remember

Very sad 😞. Hard to believe it was 25 years ago

Wasn't this the flight 180 that was based in final destination? That movie is no joke about death.

so sad. still remember it as if it were last week. just awful. RIP.

Crazy they destroyed that history piece

!Missiles explode!

25 years and still suppressing the truth...

It was shot down.

What about the missile strike theory?

Very SAD

CBS helped with the cover up 25 years ago

I was 20 old and missed that flight because I'd misplaced my passport. By the time I found it I was late. TWA re-booked my flight after the crash. I was on a 747 with a stop in Rome.I don't know if it was a planned stop or a diverted one. We came to a halt and were still on the runway when we heard over the loudspeaker a very calm pilot telling the travelers we would be exiting as quickly as possible but "not to panic" duh!!! We we also told to leave EVERYTHING we had on the plane and I mean everything. We were tightly escorted by armed soldiers to a windowless room, frisked and asked questions but answered none of ours. We were asked to please sit down and be as quiet as possible. Many were whispering & I have excellent ears. They were whispering about terrorists, bombs, you name it and we were all suspects. After about 6 hours the military came for us and escorted us back to the same plane which I wanted nothing to do with.A wonderful flight attendant saw my distress and she whispered all the answers to my questions in my ear especially after seeing 3 or 4 packages wrapped in twine being heavily guarded with dogs on the runway.They were also wearing some kind of protective gear I refused to board until the attendant told me the truth.She admitted that the pkgs contained bombs that had been disabled.I really didn't want to get on after that. But was shaking so badly you could hear my teeth rattle She also asked me if I really thought she would get back on after that ? Although not calm she asked for a description and what I left behind and retrieved it She was super attentive to me the rest of the trip which seemed to take forever. When the plane started rolling I saw a TWA way across the field with a huge hole from cockpit to first class. She saw my reaction and was there in a minute with a big oj that had some happy juice in it. Everybody was drinking the happy stuff so far I agreed and felt real good. TWA offered free food, drinks the works and they brought on extra staff to keep the anxious ones like me calm. They also handed out a lot of puke bags. Have to say God was my real protection because I had a couple more serious close calls in the 70"s.I hate flying now but I have become a believer in a REAL GOD and HIS SON who saved my soul May God Bless any one who flies today. BTW I was on the same flight from Boston to San Francisco before 911. God Rest those poor souls who died. They lied to everyone and are still covering up the truth. Military ships were sent out to find remains.I knew a Sgt. Helping and he told me on the qt that there were many survivors but the sharks had a field day until the ships arrived. His description of them was horrible and I won't even go more than ankle deep in the ocean

Obviously, condolences must be expressed to the families & loved ones of the victims of this tragedy.... If you're really interested in this, you need to read Night Fall, by Nelson DeMille.... And then do a little google searching.... A lot of questions, have never been properly answered, about this entire affair....

Do not dismiss all of the eyewitnesses.

That following December, I was on TWA flight 880 to Rome from JFK. Why was that 747 plane still flying if it was mechanical failure five months later. And it was never grounded. James Kallstrum, the head of the FBI investigation got a real sweetheart retirement package for playing ball. He said it was mechanica,l but he well knew it was a missile that brought that plane down, accidental or not.

Im a New Yorker and I remember that day.. RIP 🙏

This plane is so huge

I can't believe that its been 28 years since then as I can remember this disaster as if it was yesterday as I was 16 back then. I was on holiday in the UK, I had a nightmare of being on a plane that disintegrated in flight the night before. The next day when the news broke my blood ran cold and I went as white as a sheet. Rest in peace to all of the victims of this disaster and my prayers for the families of those who are left behind.

I love the “eyewitness” that SWEARS that she HEARD the explosion before SEEING IT, even though she said that she was looking that direction when it happened! She defies PHYSICS!!!

“It’s being decommissioned” It was decommissioned when it hit the ocean

Final destination, took inspiration on this crazy event

Has anyone ever been curious why it was CIA animation??

So sad

I was eleven when this tragedy occurred!

There were lots of people who said they saw a streak of light heading toward the jet. I am suspicious.

Was 9 years old when this terrible tragedy happened

I remember seeing a flash of light like a flare climbing up and then a loud boom. My eyes doesn't fit narrative so nobody believes me

I saw this happen while on the beach, never saw such a big fireball

I find it creepy seeing the rebuilt fuselage. I am glad they are getting rid of the remnants. God rest and keep those poor souls.