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Capt. William S. Donaldson

Capt. William S. Donaldson

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Captain William S. Donaldson was a retired U.S. Navy pilot and crash investigator who conducted an independent investigation into the TWA Flight 800 disaster, challenging the official explanation and presenting evidence he believed pointed to a missile strike. As a guest on late-night radio, his detailed technical analysis, military aviation credentials, and persistent advocacy for a reinvestigation made him one of the most prominent voices questioning the official narrative of the 1996 tragedy.

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December 23, 1997: TWA 800 investigation - Capt. William S. Donaldson

Dec 23, 1997
41m
Art Bell welcomes retired Navy Commander William S. Donaldson, a 25-year naval aviator and crash investigator, who presents what he calls smoking gun evidence that TWA Flight 800 was destroyed by an external explosion rather than a center fuel tank malfunction. Donaldson challenges the NTSB's flight test methodology...
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