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LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

(Jordan and Jamie Hansson, age 14)

Fraternal twins, Jordan and Jamie Hansson and their father has just arrived at LAX in order to catch their flight, Virgin Atlantic Flight 149, bound for Sydney as they were joining selected students in their school along with their parents, teachers, and three staff members from National Geographic on an educational trip of a lifetime to explore Sydney's wildlife, including the Great Barrier Reef. At 4:59 AM PST (8:59 AM, EST), Virgin Atlantic Flight 149 took off from LAX.

23 minutes after takeoff, the hijackers made their move as they shoved everyone, including the pilots into the back of the plane as they sprayed mace and pepper spray within first and business class. Even at the upper deck of the aircraft to make the passengers moved into economy class.

The twins' father immediately contacted his girlfriend as she was about to call him to ask if he was okay, only for her to tell her about a terrorist attack going as she gives him information about the attacks, and he realized that the hijackers were on a mission as they turned the plane back around as they were still over the Pacific Ocean, believing to heading back to Los Angeles to crash a plane at a building.

"I don't know if we should fight back but sitting here isn't going to get us nowhere." He told his girlfriend.

"OMG!" She screamed as she was watching the tv.

"What is it, Daphne?" He asked her.

"There's reports coming in as a plane just crashed into the MGM Grand Hotel and Casion in Vegas while another just!" She sobbed.

"Shit!" He grumbled as he looks out the window and realized that they were in a suburb of Los Angeles, heading for downtown LA.

"We're flying way too low. I think we're somewhere in LA. In the city." He informed her.

"Dad, we're way too low." Jamie spoke up as she held onto her brother as they feared of a plane crash.

Then, Daphne lost contact with her boyfriend as she heard a huge crash as she lived in downtown LA as she looked out the window and gasped in disbelief and horror.

AT 4:42 AM, VIRGIN ATLANTIC FLIGHT 149 CRASHED INTO THE LIBRARY TOWER IN LOS ANGELES, STRIKING BETWEEN THE 49TH TO 58TH FLOORS. THE CRASH KILLED ALL 109 PEOPLE ONBOARD AND MORE THAN 279 PEOPLE INSIDE THE BUILDING.

AN HOUR AND TWELVE MINUTES LATER

SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SEATTLE, SEATAC, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

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SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SEATTLE, SEATAC, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

(Whitney Lu, age 13/ Robyn Lu, age 18/ Sara Lu, age 13)

The Wu family were among the 99 people onboard Northwest Airlines Flight 87, bound for Beijing, China as they were flying to attend a cousin's wedding and that one of the girls, Robyn, was one of the bridesmaids. Around 5:30 AM PST (9:30 AM, EST), the plane took off from Seattle-Tacoma airport.

23 minutes after takeoff and just before breakfast was served, the hijackers made their move as they killed a flight attendant and once stormed inside the cockpit, they killed both pilots. Meanwhile, they used force and mace to shove the remaining crew and passengers to the back of the plane as the plane turned around and begin flying back to Seattle.

Robyn made contact with her boyfriend as he explains what's been going on in as she, Whitney, and Sara realized that this is a terrorist attack, and they are right in the middle of it.

Soon, the passengers and remaining crew decided to attempt to take back control of the plane as they gathered many weapons as they could before at 5:42, the revolt begins as they killed two hijackers and breach the cockpit as the ATC and the cockpit recorder picked up the revolt, especially when Whitney's father yells out, "The Needle! Get the controls in order to avoid the Needle!" As he was outside the cockpit while his wife and daughters were somewhere inside the business class cabin.

"Hurry up and crash it!" One of the hijackers yells at the hijack pilot as another hijack kept repeating, "Allah Akbar!"

Soon, all air traffic controllers heard was silence as the plane disappeared from radar.

AT 6:01 AM, PST (10:01 AM, EST), NORTHWEST AIRLIENS FLIGHT 87 CRASHED INTO THE SPACE NEEDLE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, KILLING ALL 99 PEOPLE ONBOARD, BUT FORTUNATELY, THE SKY NEEDLE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, NOT DUE TO OPEN UNTIL 8 AM, WHICH NO ONE INSIDE WAS THERE AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT FROM THE PLANE.

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