did flight 93 really crash?
349353
It was all a hoax.  You are right.
1151741
It's questionable. It seems it was hit with some sort of missile. The story is supposedly that an airplane hit it, but the resulting hole is too small and there is no evidence of plane. The government says the explosion was so hot it burned the evidence, but how come the bodies and other things around weren't burned? It's one of the many questionable topics of 9/11 (like how the twin towers free-fell to the earth??) that are explored in the video below.
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I'm very much a realist, but I have one story I cannot expalin.\n\nI was watching what I thought was a helicopter off the coast of Maine.  It was hovering and slowly moving around an island roughly seven miles away.  It was late afternoon, so the light was fantastic and the air, for once, was very clear.\n\nThis object slid back and forth maybe 3000-4000 feet high (triangulate from the distance) and then it did two strange things:  it sort of oscillated in a tight radius back and forth, like lint getting sucked down a bath drain, and then it just winked out of sight.  It didn't exactly disappear all at once, rather, it kind of took a moment or two.  I thought it might had slipped into a fog bank, but there was no fog; I could see distant color in the sky.\n\nI don't think about this experience so much anymore.  But I do get chills when I do recall that day.  I have no explanation, and I offer no theories.  But that's my story.
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Honestly, those who know arent telling. There was no wreckage to indicate it was a 757, the damage of the building was inconsistant with that of a 757, and the manuvering required was well beyond the capabilities of a large commercial airliner flown by a novice pilot who prior had only flown small planes. Those who report it also report outragous claims like it flew right over them, no more than twenty-five feet, when in reality they would've been blown off the highway. Those who report seeing larger aircraft were likely influenced by reports on the attacks in New York.
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I have seen United 93.  If you do not want to see it, that is fine, but don't knock it before you see it.  United 93 is an amazing tribute to the memories of these heroes on flight 93.  And yes, they portray them just that way, heroic.  These passengers saved hundreds, if not thousands of lives and our Nations Capitol!  10% of the opening weekend gross is pledged to go to the United 93 memorial.  That is over 1 million dollars.  Also, they contacted all of the family members of the victims of United 93 who approved of its making.  If the families can accept the movie, why can't we?  \nJerry Bingham's son, Mark, died on United Flight 93.  He has been quoted by the Sun-Sentinel in Florida that he wants people to watch this movie.  Yes, it is hard to watch, and he, like so many others, cried during the movie.  But he also says that he exhaled a sigh of relief, knowing that the filmmakers have honored their memory.\nThis movie is not flashy with big Hollywood names and special effects.  Several FAA and Military personnel working on 9/11 played themselves in the movie.     \nWe cannot ignore the attacks of 9/11.  What, if we don't talk about it, it never happened?  Will that make the pain go away? NO!  Put it out there, in a RESPECTFUL way, the way this film did, and begin to heal that way.\nThe timing is NOT too soon.  In fact, when most people think of 9/11, they think of the two planes that went into the towers.  United 93 has never gotten the recognition it deserved, and perhaps memories of this flight were even beginning to fade a little.  This movie refreshes our memories and honors theirs.   \n  I will tell you the movie I AM very skeptical of, and that is one due out sometime this year about the World Trade Center. Nick Cage is in that one.
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Try this link. It will reveal and answer a lot of questions you may have.\n\nhttp://fpiarticle.blogspot.com/2006/04/911-in-plane-site.html\n\nI dont believe a plane crashed into the pentagon. Flight 93 was made up. The planes that crashed into the WTC's were not commercial airlines. There is no proof! With all the video footage... you never really see the commercial logos. It's all bogus.\n\nThink about it. Why would the government do this? To create FEAR! This is the new era. There is no more cold war. No more bad super power. So where does the government turn for war? To an invisible word called "Terrorist". The war on terrorism is only a few words. \n\nFear makes me people more controllable. They spend more. They submit to anything that will protect them. And in exchange for it all is our freedom.
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Anyone who risks their life to help others is a hero.  Anyone who does that and then turns down riches (possibly risking their life again) to stand up for what they believe is a special and unusual individual - we need more of them in the world.\n\nCareful, Frank J.  Surely the best way to honour the dead is to find the truth and bring the guilty to justice.  The truth can always withstand questions.  Who are you believing and why?  I've got copies of news footage broadcast on September 11, by networks desperate to fill airtime, but never repeated.  These include:\n1) NYFD personnel in their station house, fresh out of the WTC, clearly saying "it was like there was bombs going off.. like as if they planned to bring down a building.. there was floors poppin' out.."\n2) A Fox News journalist phoning in saying that he saw the second plane fly overhead and that it was "..clearly not a passenger plane.. I didn't see any windows.  There was no logo on the tail.. there was a blue circular logo.."\n3) Larry Silverstein (owner, since June 2001, of the WTC compound) saying of building seven "we decided to pull it".\n4) The section of Pentagon collapsing while people walk close by as though nothing is happening.  Most people don't realise that some of the networks got cameras there in time to see the collapse (even though uniformed secret service were closing down approach roads), proving a) it didn't happen when it was hit, b) whatever hit the Pentagon did not have a 125ft wingspan or a 45ft tail like a 757 (there were no corresponding marks around the initial 14-16ft hole, and even after the section collapsed it was still only about 75ft wide with no evidence of an impact from a large passenger aircraft such as fuselage, engines, wings, tail, seats or luggage).\n\nThen there's the 75 page report presented to a symposium @ Idaho State University by physics Professor Stephen Jones detailing how tests on samples from the collapsed WTC towers prove the involvement of thermite.\n\nThis is not theorising.  The evidence is all over the place.  Think about who stood to gain most from the events of September 11 and who's come up with the official story - it's the same people.
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You commented :Could a huge conspiracy like that, which would involve thousands of people, really be kept secret!?\n\nThis should be the biggest evidence AGAINST a conspiracy theory, at least as it applies to a missile or something similar, blowing up the Pentagon instead of the commercial airliner.  The Pentagon is close to several busy traffic routes; these roads were packed with commuters at the time of the crash. There were thousands of people in the office buildings nearby. All of these people became eyewitnesses and if there were any conspiracy, they'd ALL have to have been in on it.  How could it be possible to get every single one of those people to play along?  I just don't get it.\n\nPS--- I was one of the thousands of eyewitnesses and I watched the plane actually hit the Pentagon and even though I've told people my story, they still cling to these conspiracy theories... go figure.
111613
I doubt that is the case. There were actual hijackers aboard. Innocent people died. Plus, if it was a CIA conspiracy, we'd probably know about it by now because the news would've reported on it.
859451
Maybe the plane was pregnant???\n\nNaaaaahhhhh.
403674
Neither destiny nor coincidence: it's a hoax.\nNone of the planes involved in the 9/11 attacks had the flight number "Q33 NY". The flight numbers of the planes that crashed into the Twin Towers were in fact "11" and "175". Find more details at the link below.
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WHEW!!!! This question took quite a bit of time and effort to find an answer but.... \n\nAccording to Aviation Archaeology, there was a B-17 from Alamogordo AAF that crashed 6 miles SE of Magdalena, NM on Oct 15th 1942. Pilot John Pratt was killed when it hit the mountain inflight. The B-17 was AAFSN 41-9161.\n\nIf you want more details, you can buy the crash report which is 33 pages long with 3 (poor) pictures of the crash. To order the report you can send a check or money order to AAIR at the address below for $27.60. Or if you prefer to pay by credit card you can click on the PayPal link on my web site  http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/reports.htm#ORD  and tell them you want to send aair@aviationarchaeology.com $28.60 (extra $1.00 credit card fee). \n\nAAIR Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research\nhttp://www.AviationArchaeology.com    \nEmail- aair@aviationarchaeology.com\nFalcon Field Station Box 22049 Mesa, AZ 85277-2049\n480-218-8198\n\nAdditionally, http://www.accident-report.com/States/NM.html provides reports for military plane crashes in NM. You can order a Undersize Accident Report/MACR (7 pages or less) for $15. They will scan and Email some reports.\nhttp://www.accident-report.com/prices.html
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I was less than a quarter mile away from the Pentagon and I was looking right at that plane--- normal commercial airliner--- when it went in. I'm usually all about the conspiracy theories but this one is bunk.  I smelled the jet fuel burning and saw the bits of plane fall from the sky along with people's clothes from their exploded luggage.
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Any one who as seen the photos that were supplied to to the media  through various news outlets has to come to the sober conclusion that it was not a 737 airplane that hit the Pentagon.\n What is disturbing is why did they hold on to these videos for so long? Were their video experts "enhancing" it at the Pentagon all this time?
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what a load of poo!!\n\nThe hoaxster is apparently quite willing to bend the truth to fit the story. Flight 77 was carrying 64 people not 65 as claimed in the email. The message also claims that Flight 77 hit the Twin Towers. However, Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, not the World Trade Center. \n\nIn addition, the email states that the "total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254". However, this is untrue. Various reliable sources concur that the total number of people on the hijacked planes was 265 (see Data Table below). If you subtract the 19 hijackers, the total number of victims on the planes (passengers and crew) was 246 not 254. Neither 265 nor 246 add up to eleven.\n\n\nThe second part of the message claims that Chapter 9 Verse 11 (9.11) of the Islamic holy book the Quran contains a startling prophecy presumably related to the US invasion of Iraq. However, research indicates that the quoted verse does not appear in the Quran at all. Chapter 9 Verse 11 of the Quran is concerned with repentance and charity. Other translations may differ slightly in wording but carry essentially the same message. None make mention of the "wrath of the Eagle" or any other elements contained in the "verse" quoted in the message.\n\nCertainly, this combination of symbols is likely to make even the most cynical readers do a double take when they first observe it. However, a minimal amount of research reveals that the Wingdings claim is based on an outrageous lie and therefore has no validity what so ever. None of the planes involved in the 9/11 attacks had the flight number "Q33 NY". The flight numbers of the planes that crashed into the Twin Towers were in fact "11" and "175". Clearly, someone has simply made up this supposed flight number in an attempt to make the spurious claim seem valid. \n\nThere is more at the link\nhttp://www.hoax-slayer.com/wingdings-911.html
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At 9:49 am on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building.\n\nI got beat by 30 seconds!  I'm guessing we both googled it.
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I think it very convincing. I remember wondering why there was no exterior plane wreckage the day it happened. If it was a missile or a military plane the government would want to hush it up as it would be difficult to pin that on Islamic nationalists unless they had help. It is a bit like the anthrax attacks. One of the 9-11skyjackers was treated for an anthrax skin lesion, an extremely rare condition before 9-11. There was also a very direct link between one of the skyjackers and the first anthrax victim. His former landlord worked in the same building. Yet the government avoided investigating any links and tried to find a scapegoat.