Friday, March 29, 2024

“TWA Flight 800” Doc: NTSB Briefing Today Will Address Rumors, Conspiracies

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This afternoon in Washington, the NTSB–National Transportation Safety Board–will hold a briefing about the tragic crash of TWA flight 800. This is tied into a documentary which will air beginning July 17th on Epix. TWA flight 800 crashed on July 17, 1996. Kristina Borjesson directed it.

Here’s a personal note: I was in Atlantic Beach, Long Island picking up my cousin’s kids, and we saw that plane take off. I said, “Kids, that’s a plane I’ve taken before.” An hour late we arrived at my great aunt’s house, and saw what happened on TV. It was unbelievable.

Apparently a lot of other people found it unbelievable too. Two hundred thirty people were killed in the crash. If you remember there were sightings of other planes, and a lot of unanswered questions. In the film, a half dozen former member of the team that investigated the crash finally come clean on how they were undermined and what they think really happened.

We’ll have to wait and see what comes of the briefing and a petition to re-open the investigation.


Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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