AA 11 takes off
Part of 9-11| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | American Airlines Flight 11 Hijackers | |
| Other Organization | 9-11 plotters | |
| Other Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Location | Boston Logan International Airport, BOS, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Time | 0759 local, Sept. 11, 20011 | |
| Participants | Mohamed Atta (Leader) , Abdul Aziz al Omari (Attacker) , Satam al Suqami (Attacker) , Wail al-Shehri (Attacker) , Waleed al-Shehri (Attacker) | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767, pushed back from the gate at Boston at 7:40 a.m. and took off at 7:59. Atta, al Omari and al Suqami sat in business class, in seats 8D, 8G and 10B, respectively. The al-Shehri brothers sat in first class, with Wail in 2A and Waleed in 2B. The captain of the plane was John Ogonowski; the first officer was Thomas McGuinness. There were nine flight attendants and 81 passengers on board, including the five terrorists. By 8:14 a.m., the plane had climbed to 26,000 feet and was approaching its cruising altitude of 29,000 feet. It is believed this is when the terrorists struck.1 | |
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| 1The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Chapter 1.1. | |||
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