THREE MINUTES

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Chapter 11

Memo: Notes for "111 Minutes that Changed Everything: Minute-by-minute account of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania." (draft title, story killed)

11 September, 2001

note: all times EST

Ed: We can expand this with sidebar graphics, will update by 4:00.

0815 American Airlines Flight 11 turns off transponder.

0820 Flight 11 veers off its flight path.

0846 Flight 11 crashes into the World Trade Center, New York (North Tower).

Time under hijack: 31 minutes.

Time since 1st impact: 0 minutes.

0842 United Airlines Flight 175 veers off its flight path.

0847 Flight 175 turns off transponder.

0903 Flight 175 crashes into the World Trade Center, New York (South Tower).

Time under hijack: 21 minutes.

Time since 1st impact: 17 minutes.

0848 American Airlines Flight 77 veers off its flight path.

0856 Flight 77 turns off transponder.

0938 Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Time under hijack: 50 minutes

Time since 1st impact: 52 minutes

0930 United Airlines Flight 93 turns off transponder.

0936 Flight 93 veers off its flight path.

1006 Flight 93 crashes into field, North of Somerset County Airport, Pennsylvania.

Time under hijack: 36 minutes.

Time since 1st impact: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Notable Radio Transmissions:

0824 Flight 11 transmits radio message: "We have some planes. Just stay quiet and you will be OK. We are returning to the airport. Everything will be OK. If you try to make any moves you'll endanger yourself and the airplane. Just stay quiet."

Note: 22 minutes before 1st impact

0833 Flight 11 transmits radio message: "Nobody move please, we are going back to the airport. Don't try to make any stupid moves."

Note: 13 minutes before 1st impact

0934 Flight 93 transmits radio message: "Ladies and gentlemen, here it's the captain, please sit down. Keep remaining sitting. We have a bomb on board."

Note: 38 minutes after 1st impact

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