[SkyDancer]

Yep. That's the current conspiracy theory. Just answer one question if you would; shoulder fired missiles are solid propellant which leaves a white trail. The "witnesses" said they saw a reddish trail going up towards the plane. The NTSB reports that the fuel tank was leaking and the exhaust gasses from the engines ignited it at a distance from the plane and shot upwards following the fuel leakage trail.

End of story, end of conspiracy.

[6AL-4V]

Ridiculous explanation of fuel leaking from the tank and being ignited by engine exhaust. 747’s have a fuel jettison system that dumps fuel out the back of the wing tanks and it doesn’t catch on fire and blow up the aircraft inflight.

[old-ager]

Well then what happened to videos showing the trail? With your explanation, no reason for them to have disappeared.

[DiogenesLamp]

Yep. That's the current conspiracy theory. Just answer one question if you would; shoulder fired missiles are solid propellant which leaves a white trail.

I have no knowledge about shoulder fired missiles, but i'm pretty sure they could make the smoke a different color if they so chose to do. I also have no knowledge that it was a "shoulder fired missile." It may very well have been a rack mounted missile.

What I do know is that it was fired from a boat offshore by Iranian mercenaries. I believe Jack Cashill and his partner on this topic have determined the most likely missile type that was used.

The NTSB reports that the fuel tank was leaking and the exhaust gasses from the engines ignited it at a distance from the plane and shot upwards following the fuel leakage trail.

That is silly. Somehow the fuel is going to ignite at some great distance from the plane? Bullsh*t.

And how fast was that thing going? 300 mph? How much fuel density would there be with a 300 mph wind dispersing it?

Also, doesn't the "leaking tank theory" contradict the "it was started by an electrical discharge in the center fuel tank theory"?