American Airlines Flight 11 Attacks

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On a beautiful September Tuesday morning, devastation occurred throughout the United States. The United States was attacked by terrorists and it changed the world forever. First at 7:59 A.M. the American Airlines Flight 11 took off from the Boston Logan International Airport in transport to Los Angeles. This plane was carrying 92 passengers aboard. At 8:14 A.M. the United Airlines Flight 175 took off into the sky heading from Boston International to Los Angeles. They were transporting 65 people on the plane. At 8:19 A.M. the flight attendants that were aboard Flight 11 tell personnel on the ground that they have been hijacked. Soon after, the Federal Bureau of Investigations are notified. At 8:20 A.M. the third plane, American Airlines Flight …show more content…
But they did not make it off the ground from Cape Cod before the plane struck the World Trade Center. At 8:41 A.M. the fourth and final plane is the United Flight 93. This plane leaves from Newark Airport and is heading for San Francisco with 44 passengers aboard. At 8:46 A.M. the first plane, Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. This plane took a direct hit into the 93-99 floors. There was an immediate dispatch of units from the NYPD and FDNY at 8:47 A.M. Also at this time there was an evacuation of the North Tower. President George W. Bush was alerted about the attacks by his Chief of Staff at 8:50 A.M. At 9:02 A.M. The Port Authority ordered for a complete evacuation of both the towers. At 9:03 A.M., Flight 175 crashed into floors 75-85 of the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The FAA bans all flights leaving and coming to NYC and airspace around New York at 9:08 A.M. All the bridges and tunnels in New York were shut down at 9:21 A.M. At 9:24 A.M. NEADS has been alerted by the FAA that Flight 77 has been hijacked. They found this out by passengers and crew members getting in touch of family

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