One of the most well known skyjackings is that of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305. This skyjacking was pulled off by a man named D.B. Cooper. The hijacking of Flight 305 has led to a 41 year old case by the FBI and several death bed confessions by people claiming to be D.B. Cooper.
Demetrius Cameron Gordwin 07/25/2008 Rogue Waves Since the first ship set sail on the deep blue sea there has been many stories and myths. Stories of pirates and their treasures and monsters that live in the deepest parts of the ocean. There were even tales of waves that were so high that they could swallow a ship and destroy it in a matter of minutes. They called them freak waves or massive waves. But like all old stories and myths, for centuries the idea of such a thing was only a folklore.
The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew were said to attempt to retake control of the plane. 2,999 people were estimated as dead, and a massive 6, 291+ were considered injured. On this date, 9/11, I was 11 years old in the 5th grade of grammar school. At that time I never went to New York before, but it to me is a massive city with a lot of pride and tradition. The though of the actions that were taking on this day by terrorists shocked me as a kid and
Three of the terrorists (Ahmed al-Nami, Saeed al-Ghamdi, and Mohamed Atta) involved in the 9/11 plot attended flight school and lived in Lantana, Florida, just minutes from my home. Floridians feel ashamed and rather at fault for this because two of the three men were marked on a possible terrorist list, but they still slipped through security measures and managed to get flight training. The local community still faces the fact that the pilot of the plane that crashed into the North World Trade Tower learned his flying skills so close to home. The flight instructor who taught this man resigned from her job because she could not bear the thought training someone like that ever again. The actions of this one man have prompted large security reforms in airports across the state, and especially in the qualifications for flight training.
9/11 2001 affected Americans because it was is the most tragic day in American history. Members of Al Qaudea, hijacked American Air Line’s airplanes, and crashed them into many buildings such as the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and were possibly going toward the White House. September 11 showed America that we’re not invincible and we need to expect the unexpected, to prepare for the future, and to be ready for anything. Also, fire fighters lost their lives do to the terrorist attack by saving others. Finally, it helped Americans come together and realize that every person in America was affected by the attack.
Later Earhart sent another message, "We are running north and south." It was her last. Searches and Theories After spending $4 million dollars and searching 250,000 square feet of Ocean the US Government called off the initial search effort however ever every so often a new search effort will pop up. There are several different theories of what happened. One theory is that the plane crashed into the ocean and sank so deep that no one will find it.
September 11, 2001: Disasters Strike America September 11, 2001 was a tragic day in the United States. Al Qaeda suicide hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 and 175 into the World Trade Centers in New York. Two other groups of hijackers crashed Flight 77 into The Pentagon and Flight 93 into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The 19hijackers killed approximately 2,998 people, including themselves. Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Time, and 17 minutes later, Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower.
The author states that women are accident prone in high-stress situations, so they should be kept out of combat situations. To illustrate, he presents a real example about one of the first American women helicopter pilots, Marie Rossi. She killed herself and her force because she could not handle the stress. To be more convincing, the writer gives another example, which is also about stress problems. This instance is quietly the same with Marie Rossi’s case, Lt. Kara Hultgreen- the first woman flied F-14 fighter died in October 1994 because of loss of control when she crashed into the sea.
Parrot Fever spread throughout America, and eventually brought death to one of five people that were infected.” There were a total of a hundred and sixty-nine cases of psittacosis nationwide. This disease took thirty-three lives and left everyone devastated. This epidemic made it clear that diseases can kill anyone and
They took back the plane that had four hijackers and crashed landed in a field on its way to the White House. There were no survivors. While the passengers were taking the plane back people started call their families saying that they were not going to make it home tonight that they were going to die. The government has all of the phone calls recorded on that day. You can hear the passengers taking the plane back while they were on the phone with their families.