A struggle ensued, and the plane eventually crashed in an open area. They were pushed to the back of the plane by hijackers, then took a vote and decided to try to regain control of the aircraft, according to the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial. That plane had been hijacked and was heading to Washington, D.C., but never made it after passengers and crew took action. Less than 30 minutes later, United Airlines Flight 93 - the fourth plane downed in the terror attack - crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. 11, 2023.ĪNDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images First responders stand at attention as the American flag is unfurled prior to an observance ceremony to honor the 184 people killed in the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon, at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Sept. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited the Shanksville site Monday. "I just couldn't believe something that big could be flying that low and flying directly at us," he said.
He said it was just 10 to 15 seconds before the plane hit the building.īoger was in the control tower for the Pentagon's helipad when he saw the plane, which he said sounded "like someone sawing medal" when it hit. "I just looked up and, you know, a plane was flying directly at us," he told CBS News in 2021. Sean Boger was one of the few people at the Pentagon who saw the plane coming in so low it took down a street light. When American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the southwest corner of the Pentagon, 184 people were killed - 64 who were on the plane and 125 people in the building. What happened at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania? 7, 2023.įatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images People watch preparations for the "Tribute in Light" ceremony that takes place each year to commemorate the 9/11 attacks in New York City, seen here on Sept. Then at 10:03 a.m., United Flight 93 crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Both towers soon collapsed - the South Tower just before 10 a.m., then the North Tower a half-hour later.Īmerican Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. At 9:03 a.m., the second plane, United Airlines Flight 175, hit the World Trade Center's South Tower. ET, killing everyone aboard and trapping people in upper floors of the tower.
The first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower at 8:46 a.m.
The exact number is unknown, but firefighter union leaders say 341 FDNY members have died of illnesses related to 9/11, CBS New York reports.
In addition to the toll that day, the World Trade Center attack exposed hundreds of thousands of people in lower Manhattan to toxic air and debris, and hundreds have since died from post-9/11 related illnesses. With advancements in DNA technology, remains of two victims were ID'd just last week. The painstaking process of positively identifying the remains of those killed at the World Trade Center continues more than two decades after the attack. Law enforcement officers ring a bell as names are read during a remembrance ceremony on the 22nd anniversary of the terror attack on the World Trade Center, in New York City on Sept. Another aircraft crashed into an open field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back - the only plane that didn't reach its intended destination. Two planes flew into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York.
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