77 turned off 9:02 Flt. 175 crashes into WTC 2 (F-15's are 71 miles away) 9:24 NORAD notified of Flt. 77 hijacking 9:24 NORAD orders 2 F-16's to scramble from Langley AFB 9:30 F-16 fighters take off from Langley AFB (129 miles away from Pentagon) 9:38
Then at the age of 6 he took his first airplane ride in a Ford Tri- Motor Airplane. At 15 he worked in various jobs in order to pay for his flying lessons (Neil Armstrong). Before Neil could even drive he had is students pilots licenses. When Neil was done with high school he received a scholarship from the U.S. Navy and then attended aeronautical engineering at Prude University. After his collage career he went straight into the military.
At 9:03 the South Tower of the WTC gets hit between the 75th and 85th floors by United Airlines 175 which had also taken off from Boston. This time there were 65 killed on the plane and again hundreds in the building. A few people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 were able to contact authorities on the ground and relay important information. Some called their families to say they loved them. At 9:37 a.m.
At the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, in Tacoma, Washington, he released thirty-six passengers and two crew members once his demands were met (Pasternak). After taking off again Cooper ordered the plane to fly at a low altitude towards Mexico. At 8:13pm pressure gauges recorded his jump over the Lewis River from 10,000ft into a thunderstorm with over a hundred mile per hour winds and negative temperatures wearing only a thin suit, wrap-around sunglasses, and a rain coat (Brad Meltzer's Decoded). Many people believe that this was a suicidal jump and that Cooper died that night (Mysterious Disappearances in U.S. History). A reporting error in this high interest case mixed up his name forever immortalizing him as D.B.
Development[edit] BackgroundLockheed's previous reconnaissance aircraft was the U-2, which was designed for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In 1960, while overflying the USSR, Francis Gary Powers' U-2 was shot down by Soviet surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). This highlighted the U-2's vulnerability due to its relatively slow speed; this paved the way for the Lockheed A-12, also designed for the CIA by Clarence Johnson at Lockheed's Skunk Works. [9] The A-12 was the precursor of the SR-71. The A-12's first flight took place at Groom Lake (Area 51), Nevada, on 25 April 1962.
28 Years Ago: Remembering the Challenger Disaster January 28, 2014 12:16 PM CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami) — Today marks 28 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. The accident on Jan. 28, 1986 — just 73 seconds into flight — killed all seven on board, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. The Challenger disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, after booster engine failed. People all over the country watched the disaster live because the shuttle was carrying Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. (FILE PHOTO) Space Shuttle Challenger crew members gather for an official portrait November 11, 1985.
Michael Squillacote 9/28/11 Professor Blum Business paper Challenger Shuttle The Challenger space shuttle was set off to launch on January 28th 1987. This turned into a tragic day for NASA and the United States. At 11:38 am Challenger took of from the launch pad. Everything was going smoothly until 73 seconds into the flight the shuttle disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean killing seven astronauts. There are a few different theories on what went wrong to the shuttle.
The First Transatlantic Flight The majority of people in their mid twenties today are either still in college, in graduate school, starting a job, or starting a family. None of these things were the case for twenty five year old Captain Charles A. Lindbergh in 1927. On May 21, 1927 Lindbergh took flight in what would eventually become the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Owens (1927) writes in his New York Times article: A sluggish grey monoplane lurched its way down Roosevelt Field, slowly gathering momentum. Inside sat a tall youngster, eyes glued to an instrument board or darting ahead for swift glances at the runway, his face drawn with the intensity of his purpose.
Taichiana Banks Mrs. Marable English III Honors November 20, 2011 Jammed lavatory door on Delta flight to New York Sparks terror alert Vocabulary: Hijacking- when someone illegally takes control of a vehicle or airplane, especially using violence or threat Cockpit- the part of an airplane where the pilot sits Lavatory- a room on an airplane with a toilet and washbasin The captain of a Delta flight got stuck in the lavatory during a flight. The operator for the Delta flight said the pilot had decided to take a bathroom break about 30 minutes from LaGuardia after controllers told the crew expects to be in a holding pattern. A passenger with a thick accent tried to alert te co-pilot in the cock pit but the co-pilot get scared and
The second plane hit the South tower of the World Trade Center around 9:02 A.M. (911 timeline). Both of these towers are monumental buildings that couldn’t withstand the impact of the crashes. Within two hours the buildings had collapsed to the ground. The third plane was flown into the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. at around 9:37 A.M. (911 timeline). Finally, the fourth plane crashed into a field in the rural area of Pennsylvania around 10:03 A.M. (911 timeline).