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

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, noting the test aircraft's fuel tank was 25 degrees warmer than Flight 800's actual conditions on the night of the crash. Donaldson reveals that the flight data recorder's final… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/december-23-1997-twa-800-investigation-capt-william-s-donaldson