Boeing 747 Breaks Up Just After Takeoff | Falling Apart Over New York (With Real Audio)

A Boeing 747 operating as TWA Flight 800 takes off from New York JFK Airport on a routine flight to Paris, France. However, 12 minutes after liftoff, the aircraft explodes in mid-air and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. Find out what really happened.

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[theflightchannel]

Here’s the story of TWA flight 800, one of the saddest 747 crash in aviation’s history. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones on board N93119. ❤

[katsigal]

My best friend, Jamie Silverman, 15, was on the plane with her family. I have suffered emotional anguish every day since the accident. It never goes away.

[sparklesunshine]

My high school teacher was on that flight. She was so excited for this trip to Paris. It breaks my heart that she died in this manner. I will never forget her.

[JSUKyrks]

I was chief cabin crew on Alitalia 609, was taking drinks to the captain and SFO at the time and saw the debris floating. As crew our hearts went out to our colleagues at TWA plus all those involved. Said a silent prayer as we flew over.

[BUBBAGRUMPSMOM]

My son’s friend David Babb was on this flight with his Aunt and Uncle. So very sad for the New Wilmington Pa community. 😢 I will never forget this.

[lostvictims]

In remembrance:

Captain Ralph George Kevorkian, 58
First Officer Steven Edward Snyder, 57
Flight Engineer Richard Gordon Campbell, 63
Flight Engineer Oliver Krick, 25
Flight Attendant Dan J. Callas, 22
Flight Attendant Jacques Charbonnier, 65
Flight Attendant Constance B. Charbonnier, 49
Flight Attendant Janet Louise Wolf Christopher, 47
Flight Attendant Debra Collins DiLuccio, 47
Flight Attendant Arlene Ellen Johnsen, 60
Flight Attendant Raymond A. Lang, 51
Flight Attendant Maureen Lockhart, 49
Flight Attendant Sandra Jean Meade, 42
Flight Attendant Grace Melotin, 48
Flight Attendant Marit E. Rhoads, 48
Flight Attendant Mike Schuldt, 51
Flight Attendant Melinda Diane Wright Torche, 46
Flight Attendant Jill Ziemkiewicz, 24
Sandra Aikens-Bellamy, 49
Jessica Aikey, 17
Christian Alex
Matthew Alexander, 20
Otis Lamar Allen, 49
Ashton Lamar Allen, 16
Svein Amlund
Jule “Jay” Edward Anderson, 49
Patricia Ann Marion Anderson, 41
Seana Anderson, 27
David Alfred Babb, 13
Daniel Baszczewski, 18
Charles R. Beatty, 49
Myriam Bellazoug, 30
Arthur Benjamin, 58
Joan Evelyn Bauer Benjamin, 56
Line Berthe
Maurice Berthe
Nicolas Bluestone, 18
Michelle Bohlin, 15
Luc Yvon Bossuyt, 52
Leonie Bouhs
Jordan Michael Bower, 17
Rosemary Braman-Mosberg, 47
Michel Breistroff, 25
Edwin B. Brooks Sr., 82
Ruth D. Brooks, 79
Mirko Buttaroni, 26
Monica Omiccioli Buttaroni, 23
Anthony Caillaud
Daniel Caillaud
Joseph Arthur “Jay” Carven, 9
Paula Ann Carven, 42
Jacques Cayrol
Jenny Chaillou
Ludovic Chanson, 12
Monique Chemtob
Constance Coiner, 48
Ana Duarte Coiner, 12
Monica Eileen Cox, 16
Pamela Lee Crandell, 29
Daniel Creamades
Marcel Dadi, 44
Anna D' Alessandro
Francois Darley
Cybele Deboisredon
Sylvain Delange, 35
Judith Delouvrier, 48
Dominiques D’Huimieres
Deborah Ann Lorson Dickey, 41
Douglas Clair Dickey, 47
Christine Bailey D'Iorio
Peitro D'Iorio
Warren Dodge, 47
Guy Dupont
Larkyn Dwyer, 11
Daryl K. Edwards, 41
Marie Ellison, 67
Clara Jean Ersoz, 59
Namik Ersoz, 63
Douglas Alan Eshleman, 35
Alexandre Estival
Dierdre Mairead Feeney, 16
Vera Feeney, 52, Kilmore
Mohammed Samir Ferrat
Richard “Rod” Foster, 61
Didier Foulon
Carol Ann Schelb Fry, 54
Rosaria Pares Furlano
Daniel Gabor, 27
Daniel Gaetke, 32
Stephanie Lynn Thomas Gaetke, 32
Claire Aldona Gallagher, 15
Jean Paul Galland
Clair Gasq
Francis Gasq
Donald Ellis Gough, 56
Steven K. Graham, 39
Charles Henry Gray III, 47
Renee Greene
Donna Griffith, 36
Joanne S. Griffith, 39
Julia Danielle Grimm, 15
Cyril Grivet
Anne Gustin
Beverly Hammer, 58
Tracy Anne Hammer, 28
Lars Hansen
Eric Harkness, 23
Lawrence Harris
Ghassan Haurani, 50
Nina Haurani, 53
Sandra Hazelton
Rance Hettler, 18
Susan Hill, 44
Jean-Pierre Hochard
David Hogan, 47
Virginia Pelaez Holst, 31
Eric B. Holst, 32
James Hull, 45
James H. Hurd III, 29
Lonnie Ingenhuett, 43
Benoit Jacquemot
Susanne Jensen, 31
Courtney Johns, 18
Eleanor Johnson, 50
Jed Johnson, 47
Leonard Johnson, 53
Romana Jones, 64
Amanda Marie Karschner, 17
Margot Krikhan, 51
Andrew Krukar, 40
Barbara Kwan, 40
Patricia Kwiat, 20
Kimberly Kwiat, 26
Jane Elizabeth Reardon Labys, 52
Antoine Lacailledesse
Alain LaForge
Yvon Lamour
Ana Leim
Elaine K. Loffredo, 50
Jody Lee Loudenslager, 17
Britta Lohan
Patricia S. Y. Loo, 55
Dalila Lucien, 17
Elias Luevano, 42
Katherine Elizabeth “Katie” Lychner, 8
Pamela Rogers Lychner, 37
Shannon Evian Lychner, 10
Francois Manchuelle, 43
Etienne Maresq
Nicolas Maresq
Betty Ruth Martin, 69
Salvator Mazzola, 36
Pamela Cobb McPherson, 45
Giuseppe Mercurio, 26
Rodolphe Mérieux, 27
Avishaim Meshulam, 32
Pascal Michel
Amy Carole Siekerman Miller, 29
Elizabeth Miller, 50
Gideon Beiler Miller, 57
Joan Williams Miller, 60
Kyle Miller, 29
Robert Miller, 62
Angela Jean Murta, 53
Alecia Carlos Nelson, 45
Twyla Nelson, 8
Cheryl Nibert, 17
Gadi Notes, 29
Caitlin Marie O'Hara
Janet O'Hara, 39
John O'Hara, 39
Rebecca Jane Olsen, 20
Alan Orman, 49
Elsie Ostachiewicz, 49
Chelsie Ostachiewicz, 8
Huguette Paquet
Ingrid Paquet
Serge Pares, 29
Judy Ellen Penzer, 48
Marion Ott Percy, 77
Dennis Price, 49
Peggy Price, 49
Brenda Kay Graham Privette, 46
Rico Puhlmann, 62
Elizabeth Puichaud
Jacqueline Remy
Clyde Kirk Rhein Jr., 43
Scott Rhoads, 48
Brent Richey, 26
Annelyse Richter
Noemie Richter
Celine Rio
Kimberly Rogers, 17
Yonaton Michael Rojany, 19
Barbara Romagna, 76
Katrina M. Rose, 26
Judith Kathryn Rissel Rupert, 53
Barbara Scott, 39
Joseph Scott, 13
Michael Scott, 44
Michelle Seaman, 19
Anna Maria Shorter, 47
Brenna Rae Siebert, 25
Chrisha Louise Siebert, 28
Candace Silverman, 22
Etta Silverman, 53
Eugene Silverman, 54
Jamie Silverman
Olivia Simmons, 50
Kristina Skjold
William R Story, 51
Carnie Straus
Lydie Teang
Rachama-Chan Teang
Josette Thiery
Mauro Tofani, 46
Larissa Uzupis, 15
Lois Rose VanEpps, 58
Rick L Verhaeghe, 48
Lani Warren, 48
Jacqueline Alexis Watson, 18
Jill VictoriaWatson, 32
Thomas Ralph Weatherby III, 13
Monica Michelle Weaver, 16
Ruben Windmiller, 66
Eleanor Veronica Manganiello Wolfson, 51
Wendy Yvonne Wolfson, 16
Bonnie Wolters, 44
Judith Yee, 53
Jean-Jacque Zara, 59

[moistmike]

In 1988, my future wife was a 20 year old student who'd missed her flight out of Europe for home. That flight happened to be the Lockerbie 747. Whenever I see anything that has to do with aircraft disaster, I think about how blind fortune allowed me to marry a wonderful woman and have two amazing young men as sons. And my heart aches for those who perished.

[Flygirl]

I knew and flew with that entire crew
I had flown with the Captain not long before 😢❤️✈️
I will never get over losing my colleagues and all of the passengers🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[vgniwld]

I am retired now. However, I used to work for TWA years ago. When I heard about this flight, I was in shock! Even when TWA was hijacked back in the 80's. Many prayers for these families! My family is an airline family, and we always said prayer for safe travel.
🙏🏼🕊🤙🏽🌺

[rjthedetective]

What really gets me about this crash is how you can hear the other pilots in the area rallying together and doing their utmost to give information to the ATC. Truly professional. While they were sadly unable to save any lives that day, they still did their best in making sure the wreckage was located as quickly as possible. And that "God bless him" from what I presume to be the Eastern pilot was just heartbreaking. Can't help but hear the defeat in the poor guy's voice, even if there was nothing more he could do.

[harveytyler]

This is a absolute true story, I was leaving for basic in the Army and had a layover on this exact day, of course my flight was delayed, I walked right by TWA ticket counter and lounge area and saw everyone of these people getting ready to board, I left about half hour later only to learn the sad truth, wow I can still see there faces, there was a mom with two daughters there I’ll never forget them I don’t know why that family sticks in my mind but knowing how they suffered, Jesus I couldn’t imagine today losing my sons that way and my wife, I pray for the families everyday, again a great video

[hoyit]

My grade school ESL teacher Mrs. Miller was on this flight. I didn’t know her much other than seeing her in the hallway, but she always had this sort of elegant pleasantness about her. Our town was devastated when this happened. Such a tragedy.

[SuperTechnicalman]

i used to work on planes. I'm really nervous flying. the fact that this doesn't happen more often surprises me. aircraft companies are moving from safety and quality assurance to a profit model. results are what we're experiencing today with airlines and boeing. perhaps other manufacturers as well.

[stlram]

I was a flight attendant for TWA in 1996 when this happened. I was home when my bonus daughter came out of her room practically screaming that a TWA plane had gone down. I went to the TV instantly and saw the images of fire on the water where the plane had impacted. My heart sank further than it ever had in my life to that point, knowing I'd lost several brothers and sisters in that tragedy. When you work for an airline, you really do become part of a family, and you mourn their loss as if it was your own. Still hard to think about that day every year, even 26 years later. 😭💔

[eliott.]

"I think that was him."
"I think so."
"God bless him."
Those words are painful to listen to... the realisation that they've just witnessed a catastrophic accident, but they still have a job to do.

[mattsoreng]

This is absolutely one of my worst fears and it’s only gotten worse the older I get. My heart goes out to everyone on that plane, their family and friends. We can only hope that all passengers were knocked unconscious after the initial break up. Just talking about this has my heart rate through the roof.

[GaryInSoCal]

RIP my dear friend and superstar photographer Rico Puhlmann on this flight... you are missed bigtime buddy... :(

[sarahl]

My aunt and uncle were watching two neighborhood girls whose parents and grandparents were on this flight, going to Paris for their anniversary. They had to tell them what happened and coordinate with relatives who would take them afterwards. Heart goes out to everyone lost and their families that endured ❤

[haaaaf]

The atc repeatedly calling for TWA 800 and then realizing it was them who exploded breaks my heart

[heynowheynow-tktk]

I’ve seen so many of these I’ve almost become numb to them but this one got me emotional. Just hearing the other captain say “god bless him”