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The
Hull
Thread
The Downing of TWA Flight 800
and Related Acts of Terrorism
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The author of this website is a founding member and officer of the Flight 800 Independent Researchers Organization (FIRO) which maintains a website at http://flight800.org FIRO takes no position on 'who' caused the downing of TWA 800 - it seeks to gather and publicize information on 'what' caused the downing. Members of FIRO however conduct private research on possible answers to the 'who' question and maintain independent websites on this aspect of their work. FIRO on occasion works in cooperation with the Associated Retired Aviation Professionals (ARAP) which maintains a website at http://www.twa800.com. ARAP members include: 1) Admiral Thomas H. Moorer USN (Ret.) - Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of staff. During World War II Admiral Moorer received the Silver Star for "extremely gallant and intrepid conduct” during an attack by Japanese aircraft. He also received the Purple Heart. In 1957, President Eisenhower approved his selection to the rank of Rear Admiral. During the 1960’s, Admiral Moorer commanded the Navy’s Seventh Fleet, for which he received the Distinguished Service Medal. He later served as Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, NATO’s Allied Command, Atlantic, and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He is the only Naval officer ever to have commanded both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. In 1967 President Johnson awarded Admiral Moorer the Gold Star. In the same year, President Johnson named Admiral Moorer Chief of Naval Operations. In 1970 President Nixon appointed Admiral Moorer as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He served two terms at this post. After retirement in 1974, Admiral Moorer remained active in policy matters as a fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2) R. Admiral Mark Hill USN (Ret.) - Submarine officer in the Pacific during World War II and then naval aviator where his command included the aircraft carrier Independence during the Viet Nam conflict. He also served as Asst. Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower and has testified extensively before Congress. He is the Chairman of U.S. Defense - American Victory, Washington, D.C., 3) Brig Gen. Ben Partin, USAF, (Ret.) - Designer of Continuous-rod warhead for the BOMARC missile. 4) Cmdr. William S. Donaldson USN (Ret. Deceased) - Former Officer in Charge of Carrier Battlegroup's Air Traffic Control Center, pilot and military accident investigator. Cmdr. Donaldson wrote a Report to the Subcommittee on Aviation on the Crash of TWA Flight 800 to which the author of this website contributed a section on the eyewitness reports and a statistical analysis of eyewitness credibility. 5) Captain Howard Mann, Retired TWA captain and accident investigator. Captain Mann's analysis of the Flight Data Recorder may be found on this website. 6) Major Fred Meyer - Decorated Vietnam pilot and Air National Guard pilot who witnessed TWA 800 shot down from his helicopter and was one of the first pilots to overfly the burning wreckage. Major Meyer's eyewitness account may be read in detail on this website. 7) Captain Al Mundo - Retired TWA pilot and the flight engineer on TWA 800 for the incoming flight from Athens.
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