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United 93 Flight Transcript
Posted on 9/11/21 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 9/11/21 at 11:37 pm
I’d seen bits and pieces but never the full thing. What amazing heroes those people were.
Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can't speak very loud. This is an emergency. I'm a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?
Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the hijackers see you talking on the phone?
Todd: No
Lisa: Can you tell me how many hijackers are on the plane?
Todd: There are three that we know of.
Lisa: Can you see any weapons? What kind of weapons do they have?
Todd: Yes…. they don't have guns….they have knives they took over the plane with knives.
Lisa: Do you mean…like steak knives?
Todd: No, these are razor knives…like box cutters.
Lisa: Can you tell what country these people are from?
Todd: No…..I don't know. They sound like they're from the mid-east.
Lisa: Have they said what they want?
Todd: Someone announced from the cockpit that there was a bomb on board. He said he was the captain and to stay in our seats and stay quiet.
He said that they were meeting these men's demands and returning to the airport… It was very broken English, and… I'm telling you…it sounded fake!
Lisa: Ok sir, please give me your name.
Todd: My name is Todd Beamer.
Lisa: Ok Todd….my name is Lisa…Do you know your flight number? If you can't remember, it's on your ticket.
Todd: It's United Flight 93.
Lisa: Now Todd, can you try to tell me exactly what happened?
Todd: Two of the hijackers were sitting in first class near the cockpit. A third one was sitting near the back of the coach section. The two up. front got into the cockpit somehow; there was shouting. The third hijacker said he had a bomb. It looks like a bomb. He's got it tied to his waist with a red belt of some kind.
Lisa: So is the door to the cockpit open?
Todd: No, the hijackers shut it behind them.
Lisa: Has anyone been injured?
Todd: Yes, ..they…they killed one passenger sitting in first class. There's been lots of shouting. We don't know if the pilots are dead or alive. A flight attendant told me that the pilot and copilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded.
Lisa: Where is the 3rd hijacker now Todd?
Todd: He's near the back of the plane. They forced most of the passengers into first class. There are fourteen of us here in the back. Five are flight attendants. He hasn't noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor in the rear of the plane……….oh Jesus.. Help!
Lisa: Todd….are you ok? Tell me what's happening!
Todd: Hello…..We're going down….I think we're going to crash……Wait wait a minute. No, we're leveling off….we're ok. I think we may be turning around…..That's it we changed directions. Do you hear me….we're flying east again.
Lisa: Ok Todd…. What's going on with the other passengers?
Todd: Everyone is… really scared. A few passengers with cell phones have made calls to relatives. A guy, Jeremy, was talking to his wife just before the hijacking started. She told him that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center……Lisa is that true??
Lisa: Todd…..I have to tell you the truth…..it's very bad. The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed.
Todd: Oh God help us!
Lisa: A third plane was taken over by terrorists. It crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Our country is under attack….and I'm afraid that your plane may be part of their plan.
Todd: Oh dear God. Dear God…….Lisa, will you do something for me?
Lisa: I'll try….if I can….Yes.
Todd: I want you to call my wife and my kids for me and tell them what's happened. Promise me you'll call..
Lisa: I promise I'll call.
Todd: Our home number is 201 353-1073…….You have the same name as my wife…Lisa….We've been married for 10 years. She's pregnant with our 3rd child. Tell her that I love her…….(choking up)..I'll always love her..(clearing throat) We have two boys.. David, he's 3 and Andrew, he's 1…..Tell them……(choking) tell them that their daddy loves them and that he is so proud of them. (clearing throat again) Our baby is due January 12th…..I saw an ultra sound…..it was great….we still don't know if it's a girl or a boy………Lisa?
Lisa: (barely able to speak) I'll tell them, I promise Todd.
Todd: I'm going back to the groupif I can get back I will…
Lisa: Todd, leave this line open…are you still there?……
Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can't speak very loud. This is an emergency. I'm a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?
Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the hijackers see you talking on the phone?
Todd: No
Lisa: Can you tell me how many hijackers are on the plane?
Todd: There are three that we know of.
Lisa: Can you see any weapons? What kind of weapons do they have?
Todd: Yes…. they don't have guns….they have knives they took over the plane with knives.
Lisa: Do you mean…like steak knives?
Todd: No, these are razor knives…like box cutters.
Lisa: Can you tell what country these people are from?
Todd: No…..I don't know. They sound like they're from the mid-east.
Lisa: Have they said what they want?
Todd: Someone announced from the cockpit that there was a bomb on board. He said he was the captain and to stay in our seats and stay quiet.
He said that they were meeting these men's demands and returning to the airport… It was very broken English, and… I'm telling you…it sounded fake!
Lisa: Ok sir, please give me your name.
Todd: My name is Todd Beamer.
Lisa: Ok Todd….my name is Lisa…Do you know your flight number? If you can't remember, it's on your ticket.
Todd: It's United Flight 93.
Lisa: Now Todd, can you try to tell me exactly what happened?
Todd: Two of the hijackers were sitting in first class near the cockpit. A third one was sitting near the back of the coach section. The two up. front got into the cockpit somehow; there was shouting. The third hijacker said he had a bomb. It looks like a bomb. He's got it tied to his waist with a red belt of some kind.
Lisa: So is the door to the cockpit open?
Todd: No, the hijackers shut it behind them.
Lisa: Has anyone been injured?
Todd: Yes, ..they…they killed one passenger sitting in first class. There's been lots of shouting. We don't know if the pilots are dead or alive. A flight attendant told me that the pilot and copilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded.
Lisa: Where is the 3rd hijacker now Todd?
Todd: He's near the back of the plane. They forced most of the passengers into first class. There are fourteen of us here in the back. Five are flight attendants. He hasn't noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor in the rear of the plane……….oh Jesus.. Help!
Lisa: Todd….are you ok? Tell me what's happening!
Todd: Hello…..We're going down….I think we're going to crash……Wait wait a minute. No, we're leveling off….we're ok. I think we may be turning around…..That's it we changed directions. Do you hear me….we're flying east again.
Lisa: Ok Todd…. What's going on with the other passengers?
Todd: Everyone is… really scared. A few passengers with cell phones have made calls to relatives. A guy, Jeremy, was talking to his wife just before the hijacking started. She told him that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center……Lisa is that true??
Lisa: Todd…..I have to tell you the truth…..it's very bad. The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed.
Todd: Oh God help us!
Lisa: A third plane was taken over by terrorists. It crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Our country is under attack….and I'm afraid that your plane may be part of their plan.
Todd: Oh dear God. Dear God…….Lisa, will you do something for me?
Lisa: I'll try….if I can….Yes.
Todd: I want you to call my wife and my kids for me and tell them what's happened. Promise me you'll call..
Lisa: I promise I'll call.
Todd: Our home number is 201 353-1073…….You have the same name as my wife…Lisa….We've been married for 10 years. She's pregnant with our 3rd child. Tell her that I love her…….(choking up)..I'll always love her..(clearing throat) We have two boys.. David, he's 3 and Andrew, he's 1…..Tell them……(choking) tell them that their daddy loves them and that he is so proud of them. (clearing throat again) Our baby is due January 12th…..I saw an ultra sound…..it was great….we still don't know if it's a girl or a boy………Lisa?
Lisa: (barely able to speak) I'll tell them, I promise Todd.
Todd: I'm going back to the groupif I can get back I will…
Lisa: Todd, leave this line open…are you still there?……
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Posted on 9/11/21 at 11:37 pm to tylercsbn9
Lisa: (dials the phone..) Hello, FBI, my name is Lisa Jefferson, I'm a telephone supervisor for GTE. I need to report a terrorist hijacking of a United Airlines Flight 93….Yes I'll hold.
Goodwin: Hello, this is Agent Goodwin.. I understand you have a hijacking situation?
Lisa: Yes sir, I've been talking with a passenger, a Todd Beamer, on Flight 93 who managed to get to an air phone unnoticed.
Goodwin: Where did this flight originate, and what was its destination?
Lisa: The flight left Newark New Jersey at 8 A.M. departing for San Francisco. The hijackers took over the plane shortly after takeoff, and several minutes later the plane changed course it is now flying east.
Goodwin: Ms. Jefferson…I need to talk to someone aboard that plane. Can you get me thru to the planes phone?
Lisa: I still have that line open sir, I can patch you through on a conference call…hold a mo…..
Todd: Hello Lisa, Lisa are you there?
Lisa: Yes, I'm here. Todd, I made a call to the FBI, Agent Goodwin is on the line and will be talking to you as well.
Todd: The others all know that this isn't your normal hijacking. Jeremy called his wife again on his cell phone. She told him more about the World Trade Center and all.
Goodwin: Hello Todd. This is Agent Goodwin with the FBI. We have been monitoring your flight. Your plane is on a course for Washington, DC. These terrorists sent two planes into the World Trade Center and one plane into the Pentagon. Our best guess is that they plan to fly your plane into either the White House or the United States Capital Building.
Todd: I understand…hold on……I'll…….I'll be back..
Lisa: Mr. Goodwin, how much time do they have before they get to Washington?
Goodwin: Not long ma'am. They changed course over Cleveland; they're approaching Pittsburgh now. Washington may be twenty minutes away.
Todd: (breathing a little heavier) The plane seems to be changing directions just a little. It's getting pretty rough up here. The plane is flying real erratic….We're not going to make it out of here. Listen to me….I want you to hear this….I have talked with the others….we have decided we would not be pawns in these hijackers suicidal plot.
Lisa: Todd, what are you going to do?
Todd: We've hatched a plan. Four of us are going to rush the hijacker with the bomb. After we take him out, we'll break into the cockpit. A stewardess is getting some boiling water to throw on the hijackers at the controls. We'll get them….and we'll take them out. Lisa, …..will you do one last thing for me?
Lisa: Yes…What is it?
Todd: Would you pray with me?
They pray: Our father which art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive our trespassers,
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory
Forever…..Amen
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…
He makes me to lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside the still waters
He restores my soul
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me…..
Todd: (softer) God help me…Jesus help me….(clears throat and louder)
Are you guys ready?……..
Let's Roll……………………
Goodwin: Hello, this is Agent Goodwin.. I understand you have a hijacking situation?
Lisa: Yes sir, I've been talking with a passenger, a Todd Beamer, on Flight 93 who managed to get to an air phone unnoticed.
Goodwin: Where did this flight originate, and what was its destination?
Lisa: The flight left Newark New Jersey at 8 A.M. departing for San Francisco. The hijackers took over the plane shortly after takeoff, and several minutes later the plane changed course it is now flying east.
Goodwin: Ms. Jefferson…I need to talk to someone aboard that plane. Can you get me thru to the planes phone?
Lisa: I still have that line open sir, I can patch you through on a conference call…hold a mo…..
Todd: Hello Lisa, Lisa are you there?
Lisa: Yes, I'm here. Todd, I made a call to the FBI, Agent Goodwin is on the line and will be talking to you as well.
Todd: The others all know that this isn't your normal hijacking. Jeremy called his wife again on his cell phone. She told him more about the World Trade Center and all.
Goodwin: Hello Todd. This is Agent Goodwin with the FBI. We have been monitoring your flight. Your plane is on a course for Washington, DC. These terrorists sent two planes into the World Trade Center and one plane into the Pentagon. Our best guess is that they plan to fly your plane into either the White House or the United States Capital Building.
Todd: I understand…hold on……I'll…….I'll be back..
Lisa: Mr. Goodwin, how much time do they have before they get to Washington?
Goodwin: Not long ma'am. They changed course over Cleveland; they're approaching Pittsburgh now. Washington may be twenty minutes away.
Todd: (breathing a little heavier) The plane seems to be changing directions just a little. It's getting pretty rough up here. The plane is flying real erratic….We're not going to make it out of here. Listen to me….I want you to hear this….I have talked with the others….we have decided we would not be pawns in these hijackers suicidal plot.
Lisa: Todd, what are you going to do?
Todd: We've hatched a plan. Four of us are going to rush the hijacker with the bomb. After we take him out, we'll break into the cockpit. A stewardess is getting some boiling water to throw on the hijackers at the controls. We'll get them….and we'll take them out. Lisa, …..will you do one last thing for me?
Lisa: Yes…What is it?
Todd: Would you pray with me?
They pray: Our father which art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive our trespassers,
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory
Forever…..Amen
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…
He makes me to lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside the still waters
He restores my soul
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me…..
Todd: (softer) God help me…Jesus help me….(clears throat and louder)
Are you guys ready?……..
Let's Roll……………………
Posted on 9/11/21 at 11:48 pm to tylercsbn9
FFS man... unbelievable the stones on those people. RIP heroes
Posted on 9/12/21 at 12:37 am to tylercsbn9
I’m not a 9/11 conspiracy person but one thing that strikes me as odd that could very well just be a misstatement is that Beamer’s call was made at 9:48 and Lisa said “The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed” but the towers didn’t fall until 9:59 and 10:28. Until then it looked bad enough, we’ve all seen the images a hundred times, but not really anything like they were gone and had been destroyed, just that they were heavily damaged or something. Am I missing something?
This post was edited on 9/12/21 at 12:38 am
Posted on 9/12/21 at 12:44 am to tylercsbn9
Even though I know the story, I read through every line of that and it still hits hard. To go from what must’ve been paralyzing fear from knowing you’re about to die, to having the resolve of taking those goatfricking pieces of shite out with them and saving who knows how many other lives….
True heroes. God bless them
True heroes. God bless them
This post was edited on 9/12/21 at 12:48 am
Posted on 9/12/21 at 1:09 am to Havoc
quote:
I’m not a 9/11 conspiracy person but one thing that strikes me as odd that could very well just be a misstatement is that Beamer’s call was made at 9:48 and Lisa said “The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed” but the towers didn’t fall until 9:59 and 10:28. Until then it looked bad enough, we’ve all seen the images a hundred times, but not really anything like they were gone and had been destroyed, just that they were heavily damaged or something. Am I missing something?
Disclaimer: I fully respect everyone on Flight 93 and consider them heroes.
However, this is not an actual transcript. It is a summary/reenactment put together after the fact by interviewing people involved.
Here is a summary of calls from the plane:
LINK
I’m not sure why they added the line of Lisa telling Todd the towers were destroyed because she did not say that or tell him that.
Here is an interview with Lisa where she specifically mentions that she did not tell Todd about the towers because she did not want him to lose hope (around 20 second mark):
LINK
Posted on 9/12/21 at 1:17 am to tylercsbn9
I really wish I could believe that this is how it all went down
Posted on 9/12/21 at 1:20 am to SJS101
They died with their boots on. That's all we need to know.
Posted on 9/12/21 at 1:34 am to Seven Costanza
Posted on 9/12/21 at 5:12 am to Tiger in the Sticks
Cell service was available?
Posted on 9/12/21 at 5:47 am to DWIGHT
Airfones. (Brand name.) GTE Airfone in this case.
Phones installed in the seat backs that you could use inflight. Very $$ to do so.
Phones installed in the seat backs that you could use inflight. Very $$ to do so.
Posted on 9/12/21 at 6:21 am to Tiger in the Sticks
Muslims will not stop until either they are wiped from the planet or everyone else is.
Posted on 9/12/21 at 8:21 am to HeyCap
quote:
He hasn't noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone.
Apparently you missed this part of the transcript. Couldn't possibly be an Airphone they were corded
Posted on 9/12/21 at 8:25 am to tilco
True. But political correctness will prevent the USA from protecting itself. Look at the people flooding across our borders
Posted on 9/12/21 at 8:49 am to tylercsbn9
I intentionally tried to stay away from the tv yesterday (mostly because I was ripping out drywall that some bitch named Ida destroyed) but I read every word of this post and it pissed me off, broke my heart, made me tear up, and gave me hope all at the same time. frick terrorists. To think of the taliban controlling Afghanistan today and the way all that went down there in the last few months really makes me want to support invading them again and this time doing it right. Go in and just absolutely crush them and their spirit. Go scorched earth and annihilate them, their bullshite religious monuments, and their mothers. Just go in and right the wrongs of the current administration. Bring honor back to the veterans who sacrificed so much for America over the past 20 years. Quit being politically correct and go 1940s America on their asses then dare them to touch us again.
This post was edited on 9/12/21 at 8:50 am
Posted on 9/12/21 at 9:21 am to tylercsbn9
Got choked up at the prayer. These passengers are fricking heros
Posted on 9/12/21 at 9:33 am to tylercsbn9
I have no words.
Posted on 9/12/21 at 9:34 am to tylercsbn9
quote:
Listen to me….I want you to hear this….I have talked with the others….we have decided we would not be pawns in these hijackers suicidal plot.
This sounds like something from a movie and not something that would be said in real life. Is this an actual quote? I ask because apparently it’s already been posted that these aren’t actual quotes of how it happened but more of a “story” put together after the fact.
Posted on 9/12/21 at 9:35 am to CocomoLSU
quote:
these aren’t actual quotes of how it happened but more of a “story” put together after the fact.
Posted on 9/12/21 at 9:38 am to tylercsbn9
Saw a show Thursday I think. “Lost tapes of 9/11. “
Those are the ones I can’t watch. Too depressing. Too anger inducing.
I was 26-27 at that time. So every pic of a guy who died reminds me of me. And every pic of a woman looks like a woman I’d have dated back then. Then the voices. No thanks.
Those are the ones I can’t watch. Too depressing. Too anger inducing.
I was 26-27 at that time. So every pic of a guy who died reminds me of me. And every pic of a woman looks like a woman I’d have dated back then. Then the voices. No thanks.
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