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September 11th Final Project
September 11th Final Project
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• At 8:46 am,
American Airlines
Flight 11 struck the
North Tower of the
World Trade Center
• At first, many people
believed it was an
accident
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• Hijackers deliberately
crashed Flight 93 into a field
in Pennsylvania when the
passengers attempted to
regain control of the plane
• The plane was headed
towards Washington D.C.,
with the target believed to
be either the Capitol
Building or the White House
September 11th, 2001
• Welles Crowther:
– Worked in the South Tower as an
equities trader
– Was also a former volunteer
firefighter
– When the plane struck, he
helped people out of the building
and saved at least 18 lives
– Exited and entered the South
Tower at least three times
– Was killed with firefighters when
the South Tower collapsed
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• Ronald Bucca:
– Was a firefighter for 23 years
and had spent 29 years in the
Army
– Bucca and a fellow firefighter,
Orio Palmer, made it to the
impact zone on the 78th floor of
the South Tower
– Is the only fire marshal in the
history of the New York Fire
Department to be killed in the
line of duty
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• Todd Beamer:
– Passenger aboard United Flight 93
– Upon learning of the other planes
being hijacked and crashed,
Beamer and fellow passengers
decided to take action and
attempted to retake the plane
– His last recorded words were, "Are
you ready? Okay. Let's roll."
• Everyone on Flight 93 was killed,
but their actions undoubtedly
saved lives on the ground
September 11th, 2001