>> another pilot, captain paul wheeler was in the cockpit of a virgin flight, and he wrote in the logbook, saw twa 800 crash. >> i would see the fuselage and the windows and bits falling off, fire everywhere, and it falling into the sea. >> twa flight 800, a 747 like this was one of several hundred flights at jfk airport that day in new york. what made it special is what it meant to the people on board. missouri sisters couldn't wait to get started on their trip to france. >> you know, i could almost visualize them, you know, on the plane having a good time, and that there would not be any sleeping i don't think. >> older sister crisha was going to be married. >> i looked at it as a last chance to be sisters and do silly things together. >> in little montoursville, pennsylvania, students and chaperones were headed to france for the trip of a lifetime. these snapshots were taken minutes before they boarded a bus for jfk airport that day. cheryl niverts' mother took the pictures. >> she was excited to see the eiffel tower and she had all of the pictures lined up. >> what did you mean? >> sh