Hijacked Boeing 757 deliberately crashed into Pentagon on September 11, 2001, killing 189 people total.
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via NewsAmerican Airlines Flight 77, a hijacked Boeing 757, is trending as the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks prompts widespread memorial coverage including stories from survivors, victims' families, and first responders.
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The 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks is prompting widespread memorial coverage, including personal stories from survivors, victims' families, and first responders connected to Flight 77's crash into the Pentagon.
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- spectrumnews1.comWoman changed her flight home to LA only hours before the 9/11 attacks
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — American Airlines Flight 77 was headed to Los Angeles when hijackers took control and crashed it into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
- airandspace.si.eduReflecting on the Tragedy of 9/11
I never thought I would see the day when civil aviation was so horrifically weaponized. But on the morning of September 11, 2001, I had a front row seat.
- nbclosangeles.comFamily cherishes note from passenger on doomed 9/11 Flight 77
A man shares his sister's final message before American Airlines Flight 77 crash into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
- ktla.comRemembering American Airlines pilot Charles Burlingame, 25 years after 9/11
This week marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Among the thousands of victims was Charles Burlingame, an American Airlines pilot who,...
- modernghana.comRemembering hijacked American Airlines Flight 77
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- wordinblack.comHis Fiancée Died on Flight 77. He Won’t Let 9/11 Define Her
Sarah Miller Clark was headed to Los Angeles to help her D.C. students. John Wesley has spent a quarter-century making sure the world remembers the woman...
- wjla.com25 years later, he still remembers the people he carried from the Pentagon
Farrar was just 21 years old — 17 days away from his 22nd birthday — when American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon.
- nbcsandiego.comBefore 9/11, 3 Pentagon hijackers spent time in San Diego
Three of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77 had ties to San Diego, including two who lived in Clairemont and Lemon Grove, worshiped at a local...
- sanantonioreport.orgSan Antonians reflect on 25 years since 9/11 with acts of service and unity
As the country marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, people across the city honor those who died in the attacks and the wars that followed.
- 11alive.comMontanans recall being at Pentagon during Flight 77 attack
John Riley talks with Montanans who were at the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 struck the building 25 years ago, killing all 59 aboard and more...