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On this very day, in the Year 2001, Four passenger airliners—which all departed from airports on the U.S. East Coast bound for California—were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists to be flown into buildings. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed, with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia, leading to a partial collapse in the Pentagon's western side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, initially was steered toward Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers. In total, the attacks claimed the lives of 2,996 people (including the 19 hijackers) and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. It was the deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed respectively.
This will be a brief flight in boxed & steam FSX that will take us around the New York Skyline. We will be in helicopters of any variant/type. We will be departing from KLGA - LaGuardia Airport, circling around the city and settle in where the Trade Center Complex was once located.
In a continuation of the forum post and for those who haven't had a chance to read through some responses - this will mostly be a "Where were you when" discussion.
This will be a brief flight in boxed & steam FSX that will take us around the New York Skyline. We will be in helicopters of any variant/type. We will be departing from KLGA - LaGuardia Airport, circling around the city and settle in where the Trade Center Complex was once located.
In a continuation of the forum post and for those who haven't had a chance to read through some responses - this will mostly be a "Where were you when" discussion.
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