American Airlines flight 11

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Thick smoke pours from the upper floors of the World Trade Center North Tower after impact, with the building's antenna visible and a nearby high-rise in the foreground.

Thematic map of the northeastern United States showing the flight paths of the four hijacked planes during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Color-coded arrows trace the routes of American Airlines flights 11 and 77, and United Airlines flights 175 and 93, with destinations in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Major cities and state boundaries are labeled for context.

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hijacked passenger flight, United States [2001]

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Thick smoke pours from the upper floors of the World Trade Center North Tower after impact, with the building's antenna visible and a nearby high-rise in the foreground.

American Airlines flight 11

The North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City after American Airlines...

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Thematic map of the northeastern United States showing the flight paths of the four hijacked planes during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Color-coded arrows trace the routes of American Airlines flights 11 and 77, and United Airlines flights 175 and 93, with destinations in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Major cities and state boundaries are labeled for context.

Flight paths on September 11, 2001

The routes of the four U.S. planes hijacked during the terrorist attacks of September...

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