Stories from the Skies

What actually happened on those four airplanes? How were hijackers armed with knives and cutters able to take control of the four commercial flights?

September 18, 2001

They chose a morning when airports were crowded with workers and people wandering around. American Airlines Flight 11 (Boeing 767), which took off from Boston's Logan International Airport at 07:59 bound for Los Angeles was not full—only 92 passengers and crew. Meanwhile United Airlines Flight 175 (Boeing 767) that left Boston at 07:58 had only 65 passengers and crew. At Newark International Airport, United Airlines Flig

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