The Forgotten Crash of the First TWA Flight 800 in 1964

Today we will explore the crash of a 1964 flight, TWA 800.  While many of us will think of the flight accident in 1996, a TWA flight of the same number crashed and caught fire on take off in Rome.  Lessons were not learned from this flight, we have to wonder what would have happened during some future accidents if these lessons had been heeded. 

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800_(1964)

44 OF 73 KILLED AS JET BLOWS UP IN CRASH AT ROME; Des Moines Bishop Among Dead—TWA Plane Hits Roller Near Runway - The New York Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6g4gkiXeJs

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19641123-0

https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Plane_Crash:_TWA_Flight_800_(1964)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_797