CHILLING air traffic tapes released today reveal the terror on board the hijacked 9/11 planes.
The recordings include the voice of flight attendant Betty Ong: “The cockpit’s not answering. Somebody’s stabbed in business class. I think we’re getting hijacked.”
Her words were transmitted to the American Airlines‘ reservation office in Cary, North Carolina.
Also heard is the voice of al-Qaeda mastermind Mohammed Atta, who crashed one aircraft into the World Trade Centre.
Listen to the full audio recordings here
Below are links to the sound files – which span two hours – along with full transcripts.
They have been published by Rutgers Law Review ahead of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Note: some of the clips contain expletives.
AA11: Boston Center, good morning, American11 with you passing through one niner zero for two three zero.
Boston Sector: American 11, Boston Center, roger, climb, maintain level two eight zero.
Boston Sector: American 11 turn 20 degrees right.
AA11: Turning right, American 11.
Boston Sector: American 11, climb, maintain flight level three five zero.
Boston Sector: American 11, climb, maintain flight level three five zero.
Boston Sector: American 11, Boston.
Boston Sector: (Indistinct) Mike Lima how do you hear?
Mike Lima: Mike Lima has you loud and clear.
Boston Sector: American 11, Boston.
Boston Sector: American one one, the American on the frequency, how do you hear me?
Athens Sector: This is Athens.
Boston Sector: This is Boston, I turned American 20 left and I was going to climb him, he will not respond to me now at all.
Athens Sector: Looks like he is turning right.
Boston Sector: Yeah, I turned him 20 right.
Athens Sector: Oh, ok.
Boston Sector: And he’s only going to, I think, twenty nine.
Athens Sector: Ok.
Boston Sector: Well.
Athens Sector: That’s fine.
Boston Sector: But I’m not talking to him.
Athens Sector: He’s NORDO, roger.
Boston Sector: Thanks.
Boston Sector: Mike Lima descend at pilot’s discretion and maintain flight level two four zero.
Mike Lima: Two four zero, will begin now, Mike Lima.
Boston Sector: American 11, Boston.
Boston Sector: American 11, if you hear Boston Center, ident.
[Background] Boston Sector: (indistinct)
Boston Sector: American 11 if you hear Boston Center ident please, or acknowledge.
Boston Sector: American 11, if you hear Boston Center re-contact Boston Center on one two seven point eight two, that’s American 11, one two seven eight two.
4. 082350 AA11 Check Everything Company
Rockfield Sector: Athens, this is Rockfield, couple of things (indistinct) hey, also, are you trying to get through to company on the American 11?
Athens Sector: We are trying everything here.
Rockfield Sector: Has he really got no transponder, screw-up, or what?
Athens Sector: It appears that way.
Rockfield Sector: OK, bye.
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