Desperate Calls Reveal Horror as Hijacked Planes Strike Twin Towers
On September 11, 2001, air traffic controllers reported a possible hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11 shortly after takeoff. Radio communications also referenced United Airlines Flight 175 as both aircraft approached New York. Callers from inside the World Trade Center towers described explosions, structural collapses and their certainty of impending death while expressing love to family members. Emergency personnel on site coordinated evacuations amid the unfolding disaster.