DullesAirportControllerProtocol

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(AA 11=WTC 1, UA 175 + WTC 2, AA 77 =Pentagon, UA 93 = PA) 0813: AA 11: Takes off from Logan to Los Angeles 0814: UA 175: Takes off from Logan to Los Angeles 0814.33 AA 11: Last routine radio comm., deviates from flight plan. ATC considers him NORDO 0820(?) AA 77: Takes off from Dulles to Los Angeles 0824.38 AA 11: Hijackers voices are heard, causes confusion 0825 AA 11: Control tower notifies several air traffic control centers that a hijack is in progress. 0833.59 AA 11: Hijackers voices heard (transcripts show NEADS notified) 0840 AA 11: Time NEADS shows notification from FAA 0841.32 UA 175: last routine comm., deviates from flight plan 0842 UA 93: Takes off from Newark 0843 UA 175: NEADS receives notification from FAA 0846 NEADS: Fighter scramble order from NEADS 2xF-15 from Otis ANGB 0846.18 UA 175: transponder signal lost 0847 AA 11: crashes into north tower of WTC (fighters not yet airborne, 153 miles away 0850.51 AA 77: last routine radio comm 0852 NEADS: 2 F-15s from Otis airborne, scrambled to UA 175 0853.23 UA 175: Controller: " . . . we may have a hijack, we have some problems over here right now." 0856 AA 77: Transponder contact lost, deviates from flight plan 0856.32 AA 77: Controller calls aircraft repeatedly 0900.02 UA 175: Last radar reading is 18,000 ft, 480 kts 0902.17 AA 77: On a second call to American Airlines, the controller says, "We lost track control of the guy he's in coast track but we haven'twe don't really know where his target is and we can't get a hold of him." 0903 UA 175: Crashes into south tower of WTC, F-15's approx 8 minutes/ 71 miles away. 0924 AA 77: FAA notification to NEADS. Fighter scramble order for 2xF-16 from Langley 0925 AA 77: Controller observes plane moving towards Washington. 0928.19 UA 93 First audible signs of problems in background cockpit noise Approx NEADS: Had established an open line of communication with FAA discussing AA 77 & UA 93 0929 UA 93 Last comm.(abnormal) 0930 NEADS: F-16s airborne 0933 AA 77: Controller informs Operational Supervisor, whom in turn the US Secret Service. The aircraft is observed completing a right 360 degree turn, just south of the Pentagon. 0936 National Airport instructs a military C130 (Golfer06) that had just departed Andrews Air Force base to intercept and identify it. Golfer06 reports it is a B767, moving low and very fast. 0936.31 UA 93: Plane turns off course 0938 AA 77: Crashes into Pentagon, F-16s approx 12 min/105 miles, Fighters establish Cap over Wash DC 0956 UA 93: Last transponder code observed 0957.19 UA 93: Last radar return 1006 UA 93: Reported down in PA, fighters (from DC CAP) approx 11 min/100 miles Sources: NORAD'S Response Times http://www.peterson.af.mil/norad/presrelNORADTimelines.htm Tracking the Flights http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/dayofterror/ (See Norad)