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BigmanPigman

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12. I've listened to the air traffic controllers and pilots' tapes from 9/11

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #11)

Sun May 31, 2026, 09:51 AM

3 hrs ago

Many times. Military pilots were trying to locate the hijacked planes' location and tried to catch up with them from various military air bases. From the recordings made of that tragic day I heard a pilot say, "I don't care how many windows we brake" since they had an important mission to save the hijacked planes.

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I've listened to the air traffic controllers and pilots' tapes from 9/11 BigmanPigman 3 hrs ago #12

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