[Yasotay]

While I know nothing about naval live fire exercises (only army .... I once had a live TOW go 120+ degrees off course at Graf ....that was a bad day), I thought there was a 'range' off of Long Island that was active at the time TWA 800 went down? I also thought that the F-14 was made on Long Island? Your thoughts on a Phoenix or other advanced missile being tested on an F-14?

[Non-Sequitur]

I thought there was a 'range' off of Long Island that was active at the time TWA 800 went down? I also thought that the F-14 was made on Long Island? Your thoughts on a Phoenix or other advanced missile being tested on an F-14?

The range in question was south of the air corridor and was reserved for a P-3 Orion to do some low level training. F-14s were built on Long Island, but the last one build was delivered in 1991 or 1992. Besides, the manufacturer wouldn't be conducting missile tests, that would be done at the squadron or test center level. And never around other traffic.