11 September 2011

Tribute to the Plane Crews of September 11

Fragments from N334AA
Our view of the world changed forever on September 11, 2001 when four planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda sponsored terrorists. 2976 victims and 19 hijackers died when all four of the planes crashed- two into the the twin towers of the World Trade Center, one into the Pentegon and one into a Pennsylvanian field.  All airspace was closed and all non-emergency civilian aircraft in the USA grounded immediately with five hundred international flights turned back.

I want to pay tribute to the flight crews, cabin crews and passengers on the four hijacked flights.

American Airlines flight 11 Boston Logan to LAX
Boeing 767-223ER    Registration number N334AA
Took off 0759am Hijacked 0814am, crashed into North Tower of World Trade Center 0846am
Fatalities: Innocent Passengers 76  Hijackers 5  Crew 11  Ground: 1,600

United Airlines Flight 175 Boston Logan to LAX
Boeing 767-222    Registration number N612UA
Took off 0814am Hijacked 0842am-0846, crashed into South Tower of World Trade Center 0903am
Fatalities: Innocent Passengers 76  Hijackers 5  Crew 11  Ground: 900

American Airlines Flight 77

Boeing 757-223  Registration number N644AA

Took off 0814am Hijacked 0842am-0846, crashed into western side of the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia 0903am
Fatalities: Innocent Passengers 53 Hijackers 5  Crew 6  Ground: 125



United Airlines Flight 93 Newark International Airport to SFO
Boeing 757–222  Registration number N591UA
Took off 0842am Hijacked 0928 crashed into Stonycreek Township 1006-1010am
Fatalities: Innocent Passengers 33  Hijackers 4  Crew 7  Ground: 0



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