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Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001
TWA Investigator Donaldson Dies
Cmdr. William S. Donaldson, a nationally recognized investigator in the crash of TWA Flight 800, died of a brain tumor Wednesday in St. Mary’s County, Md.
According to a news release:
"In 1997, after reading an editorial by the chairman of the NTSB about the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800, Bill had a letter to the editor published in the Wall Street Journal that began a four-year effort to bring to light the true cause of the crash. Over that time he was interviewed on several hundred radio programs and appeared on several national TV broadcasts as an expert aircraft crash investigator and vocal critic of the NTSB and FBI investigation.
"He founded the Associated Retired Aviation Professionals (ARAP) and started a Web site, twa800.com, to document the many discrepancies in the 'official' version of the crash and to the end remained committed to proving that the aircraft was shot down. He was not alone in this crusade as there are hundreds of other aviation professionals who will carry on the fight."
Donaldson retired from the Navy in 1991 with "the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Air Medal, 7th Award; Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat 'V') and numerous other medals and awards."
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