TERRORISM: Jurors hear 9/11 Flight 93 cockpit tape - Will NOT be released to public., page 1

Jurors have been the first members of the public to hear the final moments of Flight 93, accompanied by a simulation based on the flight recorder information showing a depiction of the aircraft in simulated flight. Due to requests by the families involved, the audio of the tape will not be released for public access, however the full transcript has and can be downloaded on the link below. There are also concerns that using evidence such as this may help any appeal in the future, as using such evidence has a tendancy to result in decisions being made based purely on emotion.

www.cnn.com
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) -- Jurors at the Zacarias Moussaoui death penalty trial Wednesday heard the first public playing of the cockpit voice recorder of United Airlines Flight 93, the hijacked jetliner on 9/11 that missed its target thanks to a passenger uprising.

At the beginning of the 31-minute recording, a voice says, "Ladies and gentlemen this is the captain ... remain seated."

Then another voice says, "We have a bomb on board." It is unclear who is speaking.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.

I highly recommend watching the video on the CNN page, the reporter who was present at the playing of the tape goes into some detail, unfortunately some families objected to the tape being released so it will not be made available for the public. However she does say a full transcript will be made available.

Full transcript Here. (Right click Save As - PDF Format)

Additional Sources:

BBC News

Fox News

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