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Did any 9/11 passengers survive?
American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks....American Airlines Flight 11.HijackingPassengers81 (including 5 hijackers)Crew11Fatalities92 (including 5 hijackers)Survivors017 more rows
Did Todd from Flight 93 survive?
He was one of the passengers who attempted to regain control of the aircraft from the hijackers....Todd BeamerBeamer in 2000BornTodd Morgan BeamerNovember 24, 1968 Flint, Michigan, U.S.DiedSeptember 11, 2001 (aged 32) Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.Cause of deathPlane crash during the September 11 attacks3 more rows
What were the last words of Flight 93?
Thomas Burnett, a passenger on Flight 93, in saying goodbye to his wife, told her the plane had been hijacked and the passengers were going to "do something about it." His last words: "I love you, honey."
Did Lisa Beamer get married?
But to Lisa Beamer, a widow at 32, Todd was also an everyday hero — a loving husband, a hard worker, and a role model to their sons, David and Drew.
Was Todd Beamer married?
Lisa BeamerTodd Beamer / Spouse (m. 1994–2001)Lisa Brosious Beamer is an American writer. The widow of Todd Beamer, a hero of the United Flight 93 crash as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, she has become best known for her actions following the disaster. Wikipedia
Is United 93 true story?
United 93 is a 2006 docudrama thriller film written and directed by Paul Greengrass. The film chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, one of the four hijacked flights during the September 11 attacks and the only one not to hit its intended target due to the intervention of passengers and crew.
How many planes hit the Twin Towers?
two planesThe hijackers successfully crashed the first two planes into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia....September 11 attacksPerpetratorsAl-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden (see also: responsibility)No. of participants199 more rows
How many people died United 93?
44United Airlines Flight 93 / Number of deaths
Overview
United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on board as part of the September 11 attacks. The plane eventually crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, following an attempt by the passengers and crew to regain control of the plane from the hijackers. All 44 people on board were killed, including the hijackers. The aircra…
Hijackers
The hijacking of Flight 93 was led by Ziad Jarrah, a member of al-Qaeda. Jarrah was born in Lebanon to a wealthy family and had a secular upbringing. He intended to become a pilot and moved to Germany in 1996, enrolling at the University of Greifswald to study German. A year later, he moved to Hamburg and began studying aeronautical engineering at the Hamburg University of Appli…
Flight
The aircraft involved in the hijacking was a Boeing 757-222, registration N591UA, delivered to United Airlines in June 1996. The airplane had a capacity of 182 passengers; the September 11 flight carried 37 passengers, including the four terrorists, and seven crew members, a load factor of 20 percent, considerably below the 52 percent average Tuesday load factor for Flight 93. The seven cre…
Hijacking
The hijacking began at 09:28. By this time, Flights 11 and 175 had already crashed into the World Trade Center and Flight 77 was within nine minutes of striking the Pentagon. The hijackers on those flights had waited no more than thirty minutes to commandeer the aircraft, most likely striking after the seat belt sign had been turned off and cabin service had begun. It is unknown why the hijackers on Flight 93 waited 46 minutes to begin their assault. The evidence is that the…
Passenger revolt
The passenger revolt on Flight 93 began at 09:57, after the passengers voted on whether to act. The plane left its Washington, D.C. course after the passengers revolted and the hijackers began maneuvering the plane violently in response.
The hijackers in the cockpit became aware of the revolt at 09:57:55, Jarrah exclaiming, "Is there something? A fight?"
Crash
At 10:03:11, near Indian Lake and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the plane crashed into a field near a reclaimed coal strip mine known as the Diamond T. Mine owned by PBS Coals in Stonycreek Township in Somerset County. The 757 had between 5,500 to 7,000 gallons of fuel remaining, which exploded and released a fireball that scorched a nearby hemlock grove. Far-flung debris that made u…
Aftermath
Flight 93 fragmented violently upon impact. Most of the aircraft wreckage was found near the impact crater. Investigators found very light debris including paper and nylon scattered up to eight miles (13 km) from the impact point in New Baltimore. Other tiny aircraft fragments were found 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away at Indian Lake. All human remains were found within a 70-acre (28 ha) ar…
See also
• American Airlines Flight 11
• American Airlines Flight 77
• Flight 93
• The Flight That Fought Back
• List of thwarted Islamist terrorist attacks