[Secret Agent Man]

Yup

Navy wargames/exercises were going on in that stretch of the atlantic that day

I remember the pics something punched a hole through the sides of the plane around where the center fuel tanks were

A missile shot from a sub

One of our subs

[Secret Agent Man]

Actually not 100% on the sub, but thats what i am recalling from the reporting and twa800 documentary

[Ken522]

... sure, right off the coast of Long Island - a submarine is going to have a live-fire exercise within 50 nautical miles of a major airport .... it just had to be the US Navy! /major sarcasm

[Rokke]

“A missile shot from a sub”

Lol. I can’t believe this theory still floats around. I rarely post on Free Republic anymore, but the TWA 800 threads used to provide me with hours of entertainment.
In 1996 there were no subs equipped with surface to air missiles. There most likely still aren’t. It kind of defeats the whole stealthiness of a sub being underwater. Here’s a relatively recent article on subs and surface to air missiles. Takes all the fun out of a good conspiracy theory. But it won’t detract the “experts” who have never spent a day on a sub, flown a large commercial aircraft, or actually been involved in an accident investigation.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/6894/have-submarine-launched-anti-aircraft-missiles-finally-come-of-age