TWA 800: Breaking -- Air Traffic Controller Tells All

American Thinker ^ | 6-13-16 | Jack Cashill

[Lockbox]

As I hoped would happen, American Thinker’s series on TWA Flight 800 has prompted individuals with first hand knowledge to come forward. “Mark Johnson” is one. An air traffic controller (ATC), he worked the night of July 17, 1996 -- the night TWA Flight 800 was destroyed -- at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) located in Westbury, New York.

Johnson has provided me with his real name, and I have confirmed that he was in a position to know what he says he knows. He requested that I use an alias because he has children who depend on him. The federal government, he believes, “will seek revenge, retribution and/or any other remedy they feel like. I would be fearful my pension would be at risk.” I have heard this sentiment voiced by many people involved in this incident.

Although Johnson was not responsible for tracking TWA Flight 800, he spoke directly with the ATC who did. In fact, he asked him “plenty of questions to prepare myself for the ‘suits’ who were beginning to arrive.” Along with several other ATCs, he viewed the radar tape of the incident. According to Johnson, “A primary radar return (ASR-9) indicated vertical movement intersecting TWA 800.”

An advanced radar system, the Northrop Grumman ASR-9 is able to detect a “target” in severe clutter even when the target has no transponder. The absence of a transponder is what distinguishes a “primary radar return” from a “secondary” one. In others words, the radar picked up a small, unidentified, ascending object intersecting TWA 800 in the second before the 747 “disappeared from radar.”

[timestax]

pinging

[Gadsden1st]

Radar indicated high speed explosion. The center fuel tank explosion would have been a low speed explosion.

[wbarmy]

I was working and living in Brooklyn and still have copies of the papers with pictures of the rocket trail going up to the airplane.

Hundreds of partiers were taking beach photos when it happened and there were dozens if not a hundred photos of the event.

But Clinton shut down the press, and they willingly bought into the lie. And New Yorkers who know about the lie will still vote for Hillary.

[Red Badger]

It has always been my belief that the Clintons covered up the real reason it was destroyed to keep from having to explain it during an election year. Just like Benghazi....................

[Yo-Yo]

Back at the time the speculation was an errant missile from a U.S. Navy ship conducting exercises in the area that night.

Then the speculation changed to a MANPADS launched from a fast boat.

We know it wasn’t the center fuel tank. And we know that at the time of explosion TWA800 was higher than the effective altitude of MANPADS missiles.

So then where did the missile come from? Are we back to a U.S. Navy accident and subsequent Clinton Administration cover-up?

[Navy Patriot]

Well, another of the overwhelming number of cases where the US Government is responsible for killing citizens and lies to the American people about it.

[1Old Pro]

What, Hillary and Obama would cover up stuff? No way, just listen to Obama regarding the terror shootings, he never covers up for Islamic terrorists. If he did, he would never mention Islamic terrorists and attempt to misdirect, like perhaps blaming guns for Islamic Terror.

[Yo-Yo]

[pfflier]

Explain how radar can discriminate the energy of an explosion please.

[ClearCase_guy]

50 state landslide for Trump if this gets recognizef as a Clinton cover-up of a terrorist attack.

[marron]

Something like well over a hundred people witnessed a missile. Many witnesses were former military and pilots.

So later discussions over whether or not a missile could have reached the plane were an evasion. People saw it. And the interesting thing about that is that many reported that FBI did not want to talk to them.

[Pelham]

bookmark

[lewislynn]

I remember live interviews of people on boats by CNN all saying they saw what appeared to be a missle.

[raygunfan]

can you scan and post those pics?

[Talisker]

We know it wasn’t the center fuel tank. And we know that at the time of explosion TWA800 was higher than the effective altitude of MANPADS missiles. So then where did the missile come from? Are we back to a U.S. Navy accident and subsequent Clinton Administration cover-up?

Logically it was from a USN asset - most likely a sub. And given that, it's hard to imagine a sub making such a mistake. So if it was deliberate, then did the Clintons order the 747 shot down? Who was on the plane?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[Lazamataz]

Ping

[VR-21]

If a navy ship fired a missile at that aircraft the entire crew of the ship would surely know, and I find it impossible to believe that not one member of that ships crew would say anything.

[immadashell]

The Clinton's learned a great deal from the laughable cover up of Vince Foster's murder.