Tragedy forever
changed the world
changed the world
New York
11 september
2001
2001
Flight 11 is hijacked over central Massachusetts. There are five hijackers on board.
8:14
United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 with 37 passengers and 7 crew members, departs from Newark International Airport, bound for San Francisco International Airport.
American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 with 58 passengers and 6 crew members, departs from Washington Dulles International Airport, for Los Angeles International Airport.
8:42
8:20
9/11 timeline:
In its most simple form, the 9/11 attacks can be described as a coordinated hijacking of four commercial airplanes, which were then used to fly into high profile targets in New York City and Washington, DC.
A chronology
of terror
of terror
Three hours
that changed
everything
that changed
everything
Flight 11 crashes into the north face of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99. All 92 people on board are killed.
Flight 77 is hijacked above southern Ohio. There are five hijackers on board.
8:46
8:50–8:54
American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 carrying 81 passengers and 11 crew members, departs from Logan International Airport in Boston, bound for Los Angeles International Airport.
United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767, carryin 56 passengers and 9 crew members, departs from Logan International Airport in Boston, bound for Los Angeles International Airport.
7:59
8:14
Flight 175 is hijacked above northwest New Jersey. There are five hijackers on board.
8:42–8:46
Two and a half hours after the first
plane left Boston, the iconic “Twin
Towers” lay in ruins, and brave first responders and military personnel
were scrambling to save lives and
secure the country.
plane left Boston, the iconic “Twin
Towers” lay in ruins, and brave first responders and military personnel
were scrambling to save lives and
secure the country.
Life in America
was set on a
new trajectory.
was set on a
new trajectory.
Flight 175 crashes into the south face of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, between floors 77 and 85. All 65 people on board are killed.
Flight 93 is hijacked above northern Ohio. There are four hijackers on board.
9:03
9:28
Flight 77 crashes into the western side of The Pentagon. All 64 people on board are killed.
9:37
The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses, 1 hour and 42 minutes after the impact of Flight 11. The Marriott Hotel at the base of the two towers is also destroyed.
Five stories of the western side of the Pentagon collapse due to the fire.
10:28
10:50
Became victims of a terrorist attack
(not including 19 terrorists).
(not including 19 terrorists).
2977 people
United States airspace is shut down; all operating aircraft are ordered to land at the nearest airport.
The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses, 56 minutes after the impact of Flight 175.
Flight 93 is crashed by its hijackers in a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Later reports indicate that passengers had learned about the World Trade Center and Pentagon crashes and were resisting the hijackers. All 44 people on board are killed in the crash.
9:45
9:59
10:03
