It ripped the whole entire north wall off the building. In total, it destroyed all nine floors killing 168 victims, 19 being children, and 650 plus wounded. With a short period of time, they found who was guilty. Even though Timothy was already in jail because he got pulled over for a license plate violation. Eventually his other Army friends surrendered and they were indicted for the bombing in August.
Canada believed that this was an Indian tragedy. It was placed on India to solve what happened to these people. The Indian investigation team tried to do the best they could for an issue that should have been Canadian priority. They found out it was a bomb that ripped the plane apart by listening to the final words of the captains on the audio recording “black box” in the cockpit. They also figured out how the passengers died and where the bomb blew up.
This explosion left 168 people dead and many more injured. The one aspect that all the victims had in common was that they were all innocent civilians affected by the bombing. This act of terrorism seemed so random that it left everyone was asking why and who had committed this horrendous act. Timothy Mcveigh with the help of a former roommate of his, Terry Nichols, constructed a homemade bomb which was implanted in the Ryder truck.
On September 25th 1978 a Boeing 727 just minutes before landing crashes in San Diageo, making it the first site of the biggest aviation disaster in the US history. Pacific Southwest Airline Flight 182 was having an early morning flight on the coast of California. It was travelling from Sacramento to San Diageo. Co-pilot Robert Fox, a 9 year old veteran was in charge of the plane alongside Captain James McFeron who was with PSA for 17 years, he was appreciated highly by his colleagues for his flying skills. It was the second flight of the day for both men.
When the passengers realized what was happening, they revolted against the hijackers. a) The plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10 am. B. Transition: After the events, al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the
Government Facilities Sector is one of the largest and most complex sectors of the 17 critical infrastructures that’s included in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. The Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) were given the responsibilities as co-leads and Federal interface for this sector by PPD-21. The government facilities sector will arrange for the protection, safety, and security of all government assets, employees, and visitors to the facilities under its sector, as well as balanced management of physical and cyber risk, so that essential government functions and services are preserved without disruption. The execution of this will require GFS to reduce the nations
The events that occurred on September, 11, 2001 were among the most catastrophic events in American history. The events of the day were summarized as 19 militants associated with the terror group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out targeted attacks in the United States. Out of the four planes, two of them were flown into the World Trade Center in New York, a third one into the Pentagon in Washington and the fourth one crashing off course into a field. The attacks resulted in the deaths of over 3000 people and the beginning of a soon to come American counter terrorism policy and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Although there are a lot of conspiracy theories around the real motives and players behind the attack,
Initally, al-Qaeda considered targeting nuclear power plants on 9/11, but decided to go against it because they feared it would get too out of control. Four passenger airlines, all of which departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California, were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda members. One plane hit the Pentagon just outside of Washington D.C., the second plane crashed in a field in Pennslyvania, and the last two planes crashed into the Twin Towers. Within one hour and 42 minutes both 110 story towers were completely on the ground, with debris filling the air and fires starting to spread.
19 terrorists took control of four flights. These four flights include the attacks: American Airlines Flight 11; United Airlines Flight 93; American Airlines Flight 77 and United Airlines Flight 175. Instantaneously,
A few were killed by the toxic dust that appeared when the Twin Towers came crashing down. The debri contained 2,500 toxins. These carcinogens are supposed to have caused debilitating illnesses. It is also believed that the rubble and contaminations also had an effect on unborn children whose mothers were living in the New York City area at the time. There were also many economic and cultural effects.
Emmanuel Azeez Instructor: Laura Howard English 1101 Essay 2 September 24, 2014. 9/11 On September 11, 2001 terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda hijacked and crashed two American airplanes into the Twin Towers, killing thousand and injuring hundreds. This was the worst terrorist attack in American history.
The attacks killed 2,996 people and injured over 6,000 others. Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes. Two of the planes (American airline flight 11 and united airlines flight 175) Crashed into the north and south towers of world trade center in New York City. One hour and 42 minutes after the crash of the planes both 110 stories towers collapsed resulting fire and the collapsing and damage to the other towers. Including the seven world trade center tower which has 47 stories.
The Hindenburg Airship Disaster Research Paper Louis Zhou Suzhou Experimental High School AP Center Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Causes of disaster #1 Sabotage 5 #2 Lightning 6 #3 Engine failure 7 #4 Static spark 8 Color of flame Mystery 10 #1 The hydrogen 11 #2 Skin 12 Summary 13 References 14 Abstract
Chapter 7- The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes Malcolm Gladwell claims that one’s culture differences, such as power distance and communication, can dramatically affect the performance of a task. He uses the environment of flying an airplane to illustrate his point. It opens with Gladwell describing the problem of South Korean airlines. These airlines had a much higher loss rate than most other countries.
Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, New York to Santo to Las Americas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Accident aircraft Airbus A300-605R, registration N14053 had a carrying capacity of 267 people and was powered by two General Electric CF6-80C2A5 engines. On November 12, 2011 American Airlines Flight 587 encountered the second-deadliest aviation accident on U.S. soil. Flight 587, around 0916:15 eastern standard time, carrying 260 people crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, New York, killing all 260 people onboard and 5 on the ground. Initially it was suspected as a terrorist attack as it happened exactly after 2 months and 1 day after 9/11 World Trade Centre attack.
