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Timeline
on the Morning
of September 11, 2001.
7:58 a.m. - United
Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles, carrying
56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. The
Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York.
7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston
for Los Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine
flight attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and
diverted to New York.
8:01 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757
carrying 38 passengers, two pilots, and five flight
attendants, leaves Newark, N.J., for San Francisco.
8:10 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77 departs
Washington's Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles,
carrying 58 passengers, two pilots, and four flight
attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked after takeoff.
8:46 a.m. - American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into
the North Tower at the World Trade Center.
9:03 a.m. - United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into
the South Tower at the World Trade Center.
- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New York
area airports.
9:21 a.m. - Bridges and tunnels leading into New York
City are closed.
9:25 a.m. - All domestic flights are grounded by U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration.
9:45 a.m. - American Flight 77 crashes into The
Pentagon.
10:05 a.m. - The South Tower at the World Trade Center
collapses.
10:05 a.m. - The White House is evacuated.
10:10 a.m. - A large section of one side of The
Pentagon collapses.
10:10 a.m. - United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area
in Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.
10:28 a.m. - The North Tower at the World Trade Center
collapses |
