



The military never sent planes up to intercept the flight. International flights in progress told to land in Canada.ĩ:50 a.m.: 1 World Trade Center the south tower collapses.ĩ:55 a.m.: President Bush leaves Florida for a secure location, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.ġ0:10 a.m.: Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania. :The FAA notified military air defense that Flight 77 was headed toward Washington.ĩ:25 a.m.: Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled at a Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.ĩ:28 a.m.: President Bush in Florida calls the crashes an "apparent terrorist attack on our country." 9:35 a.m.: The jets from Langley took off.ĩ:37 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77, carrying 64 people from Washington to Los Angeles, crashed into the west side of the Pentagon.ĩ:48 a.m.: The Capitol and West Wing of the White House were evacuated.ĩ:49 a.m.: The Federal Aviation Administration bars aircraft takesoffs across the country.

11, 2001Ī timeline of the attacks in the United States on Tuesday (times EDT), according to witnesses, authorities and media reports:ħ:45-7:59 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11 departed Boston for Los Angeles.ħ:58-8:14 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 175 departed Boston for Los Angeles.Ĩ:01-8:42 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93 departed Newark for San Francisco.Ĩ:10-8:20 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 departed Dulles for Los Angeles.Ĩ:38 a.m.: The Federal Aviation Administration notified the military air defense command of a hijacking.Ĩ:43 a.m.: The FAA notified military authorities of a second hijacking.Ĩ:46 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11, carrying 92 people from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center.Ĩ:53 a.m.: The fighter jets from Otis Air Force Base took off and headed toward New York City.Ĩ:55 a.m.: Flight 77 began turning east, away from its intended course.ĩ:02 a.m: United Airlines Flight 175, carrying 65 people from Boston to Los Angeles, crashes into south tower of the World Trade Center.ĩ:10 a.m.: Flight 77 was detected by radar in West Virginia, heading east.ĩ:25 a.m. This flight could have targetted either the Capitol Building of the US or the White House.Timeline in Terrorist Attacks of Sept. As per reports, it was learned that the passengers on the flight were already aware of the crashes at the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon and were resisting the hijackers. 3- 8:46 a.m.- Flight 11 crashed between the floors 93 and 99 of the North Tower, World Trade Centre.Ĥ- Between 8:50-8:54 a.m.- American Airlines Flight 77 hijacked by 5 al-Qaeda members over southern Ohio, turning to the southeast.ĥ- 9:02 a.m.- Flight 175 crashed between the floors 77 and 85 of the South Tower, World Trade Centre.Ħ- 9:28 a.m.- United Airlines Flight 93 hijacked by 4 al-Qaeda members over northern Ohio and turned it towards the southeast.ħ- 9:37 a.m.- Flight 77 crashed into the western side of The Pentagon (US Department of Defence).Ĩ- 9:45 a.m.- The United States airspace shuts down.ĩ- 9:59 a.m.- After 56 minutes of the plane crash, the South Tower of the World Trade Centre collapsed.ġ0- 10:03 a.m.- United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in the field, the southeast of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania after the passengers and the hijackers were engaged in a fight.
