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This is a letter from the father of one of the victims.

I read Robert Davey's "The FBI and Flight 800" [July 20] with a great deal of interest. Three difficult years have passed since the crash. During this time, my family has grieved over the death of our beautiful 16 year-old daughter.

Since the first week after the crash, I have been convinced that the explosion was caused by a missile, probably friendly fire. All that I have observed since that time has strengthened this conviction.

Why would Clinton, in an executive order, remove whistleblower protection from the Navy Seal units involved in the recovery?

Why would the Navy insist that it had no assets in the area carrying arms that could have downed a plane, and then subsequently admit that it had three submarines on maneuvers nearby?

Why would the NTSB change its explanation of the 12 second line from the recovered black box? The data in that line may indicate that an external explosion occurred. The NTSB gave multiple versions of why it should not be included.

Why was a written statement from the most experienced eyewitness never taken by the FBI? Why were he and I both tailed when I met with him at a restaurant on Long Island? He was a pilot with combat experience who was in the air in a helicopter about 10 miles away at the time, who saw the explosion, and was the first to arrive at the crash site. He told me that he saw a vapor trail with a characteristic of a missile.

All I have are questions. All I want s the truth.

Donald Nibert
Montoursville, Pennsylvania

I was an eyewitness to the shoot down of Flight 800. I spoke with the FBI twice, and they showed little interest in what I had to say. I was fishing when I saw what I thought was a whitish flare going up from east to west. I didn't see an explosion, as other witnesses have testified to seeing-just two distinct yellow-orange flames coming down.

Ed Wagner
Shirley, New York