UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93--THE FLIGHT THAT FOUGHT BACK
I just saw this documentary on the Discovery channel. It was very emotional and my heart hurts right now...I can feel an emptiness inside me even though I have never experienced the loss of a loved one or knew anyone that died that fateful morning. I can't even begin to imagine the terror those passengers and crew members felt...knowing what was going on around them...knowing that they would die.
My heart goes out to everyone who has been affected by this tragedy that will never be forgotten.
I hope days like today people will turn to their friends, family and loved ones and remember and tell them how special they are...it is times like this when I think of how lucky I am and how precious life is...and how it can be taken away so quickly and violently.
If this is shown on the Discovery channel again, I urge people to see this documentary.
A: The Flight That Fought Back incorporates the best possible research available, including actual voice recordings from passengers and crew members; information from the official 9/11 Commission Report; eyewitness accounts; and interviews with family members, some of whom describe what they heard in actual conversations with people on board the flight.
A: With a compassionate commitment to painting the most accurate picture of what happened aboard Flight 93, we were given unprecedented access to recordings that have never before been aired on television. This film is one of the first ever created that is dedicated specifically to retelling the story of Flight 93's fallen heroes, presenting a rare opportunity to share such unrevealed details regarding the last moments of the fateful flight. In order to present the most accurate depiction possible, we conducted in-depth research, exhausted all resources, and uncovered rarely heard eyewitness accounts. Also, for the first time, we learn more about Ziad Jarrah, one of Flight 93's hijackers, by interviewing those who trained him to fight and fly.
A: The Flight That Fought Back draws on all available research to chronicle how 40 strangers diagnosed the terrorists' scheme, devised a plan to respond, and stopped the deadly plot — all in just 30 minutes. This groundbreaking documentary is a comprehensive, judicious and emotionally insightful account of Flight 93's story, featuring the widest range of interviews with family members yet assembled, including many whose stories have never before been told. The majority of this documentary's content is based on personal stories from family members and direct witnesses, illustrated by dramatic reconstructions of the moments leading up to the crash. Some family members also share their personal beliefs about how their loved ones might have spent their last moments.
A: The Flight That Fought Back utilizes all information available and personal firsthand anecdotes from September 11. There is overwhelming evidence that Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pa., as a result of the intervention of the passengers and crew aboard, and not because of any military action.
First, there are several eyewitnesses on the ground and in the air who state that the plane tipped wildly from side to side and then dove, intact, into the ground. There are no eyewitnesses who report seeing fighter jets anywhere nearby. A white plane that was seen by some eyewitnesses in the vicinity was later identified by the FBI as a Falcon jet that was on its way to Johnstown, a city farther north. It had been authorized to descend from 37,000 feet to locate Flight 93. It was not a military jet.
The only military plane in the vicinity of the crash site was an unarmed C-130 cargo plane. This had been originally scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., to identify the third plane hijacked on 9/11, American Airlines Flight 77, before it struck the Pentagon. The cargo plane was returning to Minnesota before Flight 93 crashed and was flying at 24,000 feet about 17 miles from the crash site.
Second, crash investigators have stated that debris at the site in Shanksville was not consistent with that of a plane that had been shot down. A terrorist bomb or a military missile would have caused a midair explosion, exponentially expanding the debris field.
Third, the 9/11 Commission Report makes clear that the order given to shoot down planes approaching Washington, D.C., came almost half an hour after Flight 93 had crashed.
Last, those who have heard the cockpit voice recordings state that the terrorists can be heard debating how to respond to the passenger uprising and whether or not to crash the plane early. Extracts to this effect also appear in the 9/11 Commission report.
A: We may never know exactly what happened on Flight 93, but through telling the story of Flight 93's heroes, we provide a closer and more detailed look than ever before. This film is based on the best research available to re-create the minute-by-minute battle inside Flight 93, blending evidence from the cockpit voice recorders with interviews of family and friends and their very personal reflections on how their loved ones would have reacted to the situation.
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