1993: Twin Towers Engineer Says “It Can Survive Jumbo Jet Hit”
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On a clear, sunny late summer day in SeptemberAl Qaeda terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D. A fourth plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field, killing all on board, after world trade center hit by plane before 911 and crew attempted to wrest control from the hijackers.
The Boeing is headed to Los Angeles with 64 people aboard. It had been scheduled to depart at 8: Bush that a plane has hit the World Trade Center; the president is visiting an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida at the time.
Some 3, commercial flights and 1, private planes are guided to airports in Canada and the United States over the next two-and-a-half hours. Capitol building are evacuated along with numerous other high-profile buildings, landmarks and public spaces.
In response, hijackers deliberately crash the plane into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvaniakilling all 40 passengers and crew aboard. Start your free trial today.
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