It plows to the building s core severing all three gypsum encased stairwells dragging combustibles with it a powerful shock wave travels down to the ground and up again.
What floor did the first plane hit on 9 11.
10 03am a fourth plane crashed in pittsburgh pennsylvania as passengers fought with the hijackers on the flight.
9 37am later a third plane hit the pentagon in washington dc.
At 8 46 a m flight 11 hit the north tower of the world trade center.
The impact rocked the tower causing a horizontal deflection of perhaps 10 feet on the upper floors according to reports of some occupants.
The first plane hit the world trade center s north tower at 8 46am on tuesday september 11 2001.
The south tower was hit less than 20 minutes later at 9 03am.
Flight 11 crashes at roughly 466 mph 790 km h or 219 m s or 425 knots into the north face of the north tower 1 wtc of the world trade center between floors 93 and 99 the aircraft enters the tower intact.
At 8 46 a m the first plane struck the north tower of.
The twin towers were attacked on tuesday september 11 2001.
United airlines flight 175 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from logan international airport in boston massachusetts to los angeles international airport in los angeles california on september 11 2001 the boeing 767 200 operating the route was hijacked by five al qaeda terrorists and was deliberately crashed into the south tower of the world trade center in new york city.
The opening salvo in the escalating series of horrors on 9 11 01 was a jet smashing into the north tower of the world trade center at 8 46 am.
How united flight 93 passengers fought back on 9 11 the coordinated terrorist attacks of september 11 2001 unfolded at nightmarish speed.
When did the terrorists attack the twin towers.
8 45am the first american airlines plane hit the north tower of the world trade center.
9 03am just 18 minutes later a second plane crashed into the south tower.
Militants associated with the islamic extremist group al qaeda hijacked four airplanes on 9 11.
The second plane on 9 11 struck the south tower of the world trade center.
At 8 46 am flight 11 slammed into the northeast face of the tower creating an impact hole that extended from the 92nd to 98th floors.
When were the 9 11 attacks.