[Techster]

The last I had read, the explosion that supposedly happened on TWA 800 could not be duplicated. Jet A, kerosene, and diesel not easy to make explode. Consider the temperature and pressure in a diesel engine if you want to get in the ball park. And the fuel/air ratio has to be within a certain range for that to occur.

[COEXERJ145]

Well until I see proof of a missile, I am not going to believe all the conspiracy theories.

As for the witnesses, they are notoriously unreliable when it comes to aviation accidents. As an example, these are just some of the eyewitness reports of American Airlines Flight 587.

"The left engine was on fire."

"The right engine was on fire."

"Both engines were on fire."

"Neither engine was on fire."

"The left engine separated from the aircraft."

"The right engine separated from the aircraft."

"Both engines separated from the aircraft."

"The aircraft broke up before impact."

"The aircraft crashed intact."

"The fuselage was on fire."

"The was no fire visible."

The only eyewitness that doesn't get its facts wrong is the camera be it still or video.

[U S Army EOD]

I would believe the fuel tank theory if it had not happened when it did and if it had happened more than once. There are a lot of secrets out there, but one just never knows.