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The Indianapolis Air Traffic Control Center, as well as American Airlines dispatchers, made several failed attempts to contact the aircraft. At the time
the airplane was hijacked, it was flying over an area of limited radar coverage. With air controllers unable to contact the flight by radio, an
Indianapolis official declared that the Boeing 757 had possibly crashed at 09:09
Two people on the aircraft made phone calls to contacts on the ground. At 09:12, flight attendant Renee May called her mother, Nancy May, in Las Vegas. During the call, which lasted nearly two minutes, May said her flight was being hijacked by six persons, and staff and passengers had been moved to the rear of the airplane. May asked her mother to contact American Airlines, which she and her husband promptly did; American Airlines was already aware of the hijacking. Between 09:16 and 09:26, passenger Barbara Olson called her husband, United States Solicitor General Theodore Olson, and reported that the airplane had been hijacked and that the assailants had box cutters and knives. She reported that the passengers, including the pilots, had been moved to the back of the cabin and that the hijackers were unaware of her call.
originally posted by: firerescue
a reply to: s3cz0ne
When American 77 was hijacked it was in a area between Ohio/West Virginia/Kentucky . This area is rugged and thinly
populated - something of a radar "black hole"
Air traffic made assumption that it had crashed and began looking WESTWARD along projected track. At this time
were the hijackings and impact of the hijacked aircraft into WTC becoming known - despite the supposed
Instant communications it still takes time to disseminate information down to where everyone is aware
Air traffic controller are in a darken room with no TV /Internet access. It was only after passengers had contacted
family members that the hijacking became known.
From time became aware of hijacking to impact at Pentagon at 9:37 would have only 20 minutes
originally posted by: pale5218
originally posted by: firerescue
a reply to: s3cz0ne
When American 77 was hijacked it was in a area between Ohio/West Virginia/Kentucky . This area is rugged and thinly
populated - something of a radar "black hole"
No, thats not true, It's not a black hole for radar coverage, wasn't in 2001 either. At 9:05 controllers pick up the primary target heading westbound.
Air traffic made assumption that it had crashed and began looking WESTWARD along projected track. At this time
were the hijackings and impact of the hijacked aircraft into WTC becoming known - despite the supposed
Instant communications it still takes time to disseminate information down to where everyone is aware
Air traffic controller are in a darken room with no TV /Internet access. It was only after passengers had contacted
family members that the hijacking became known.
From time became aware of hijacking to impact at Pentagon at 9:37 would have only 20 minutes
At 9:03 after UAL175 hit the South Tower coordination for a ground stop for traffic destined NY was initiated and implemented by 9:08. Controllers would have been informed of the ground stop immediately along with a reason. They may not have had TV in the control room but they were given reason for the ground stop.
Also why only the grainy surveillance video? Seriously? That's all the Pentagon had in place at the time? No local businesses or government offices?
originally posted by: samkent
a reply to: s3cz0ne
Also why only the grainy surveillance video? Seriously? That's all the Pentagon had in place at the time? No local businesses or government offices?
This has been talked to death before.
That wedge had just been renovated.
Typically things like security camera wiring/ take place after all the renovations are finished.
Back in 2001 security camera footage was recorded on video tape. Remember those ?
With all the workers cleaning up the tools and details why record it? Assuming the cameras were functioning at all.
Also security is a contracted service not military police.
If you are a nearby business with security cameras and recorders, which direction are you going to point your cameras ?
originally posted by: hellobruce
True, as they are dead, killed when their planes hit the buildings etc.
originally posted by: ColdChillin
a reply to: hellobruce
Come now. Should we listen to you or Architects & Engineers for 911 Truth? 40 experts disagree. FORTY.
You can find 7 of them in their home countries...alive.
originally posted by: Salander
a reply to: OtherSideOfTheCoin
So are you saying your perceptions and conclusions are formed by the writings of other people?
originally posted by: micpsi
a reply to: hellobruce
You don't refer to people fighting fires in a building by the word "it." You use the word "them." The very next sentence Silverstein said after this notorious phase "pull it" refers to the building collapsing, clearly indicating that he had meant his words "pull it" to refer to the building, not to any hypothetical fire fighters (who, anyway, were not in the building because a burst water pipe earlier in the day had stopped all fire fighting at the WTC7).
All this silly, semantic confusion persisting among some 9/11 truth sceptics merely because some of them STILL won't admit the obvious - namely, that Silverstein had a slip of the tongue in which he admitted that WTC7 was deliberately demolished in order to save lives.
originally posted by: thesaneone
a reply to: wildb
This is not a credible source but if you can source a reliable one I would be interested in the reading.
Good luck.
originally posted by: samkent
a reply to: s3cz0ne
Also why only the grainy surveillance video? Seriously? That's all the Pentagon had in place at the time? No local businesses or government offices?
This has been talked to death before.
That wedge had just been renovated.
Typically things like security camera wiring/ take place after all the renovations are finished.
Back in 2001 security camera footage was recorded on video tape. Remember those ?
With all the workers cleaning up the tools and details why record it? Assuming the cameras were functioning at all.
Also security is a contracted service not military police.
If you are a nearby business with security cameras and recorders, which direction are you going to point your cameras ?