77 and 93 on 911
by What Steve Did on 911 Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005 at 2:46
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Disaster Viewed From Arlington
Daily Press; Newport News; Sep 14, 2001; TERRY SCANLON
Daily Press;
(Abstract):
[Pam Young's] brother, [Keith Wheelhouse], of Virginia
Beach, spotted the planes first.
THE SECOND PLANE looked similar to a C-130 transport
plane, [Keith Wheelhouse] said. He believes it flew
DIRECTLY ABOVE THE AMERICAN AIRLINES JET, AS IF TO
PREVENT TWO PLANES FROM APPEARING ON RADAR - WHILE AT
THE SAME TIME - GUIDING THE JET TOWARD THE PENTAGON.
Wheelhouse's account of a second plane is unlike
everything else that has been reported about the attack.
Some initial reports on television said a second
airliner might be headed for the Pentagon, but
authorities later dismissed that. A Norfolk-based FBI
agent interviewed Wheelhouse Wednesday evening.
A possible explanation for the second plane could be a
plane landing at nearby Ronald Reagan National Airport.
The Pentagon is between the cemetery and the airport.
But Wheelhouse insists he was not confused by other air
traffic.
Daily Press, September 14, 2001
http://billstclair.com/911timeline/2001/dailypress091401.html
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Hampton Roads Woman Says She Too, Saw Plane Following
Jet That Hit Pentagon
Daily Press; Newport News; Sep 15, 2001; TERRY SCANLON
Daily Press;
[Abstract]:
Kelly Knowles, a First Colonial High School alumnus who
now lives in an apartment a few miles from the Pentagon,
said some sort of plane followed the doomed American
Airlines jet toward the Pentagon, then veered away after
the explosion.
Her account of the attack is similar to that of a Surry
woman and her Virginia Beach brother, who were at
Arlington National Cemetery at the time.
[...]
"Thank God somebody else saw that. THERE WAS MOST
DEFINATELY A SECOND PLANE," Knowles said. "It's so
frustrating because NOBODY KNOWS about the second plane,
or IF THEY DO THEY'RE HIDING IT for some reason."
[...]
At the same time, [Keith Wheelhouse] and his sister, Pam
Young, who lives in Surry, were preparing to leave a
funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, which is less
than a mile from the Pentagon, when they watched the jet
approach and slam into the Pentagon. Both of them, as
well as at least one other person at the funeral, insist
that THERE WAS ANOTHER PLANE flying near the hijacked
jet.
Daily Press, September 15, 2001
http://billstclair.com/911timeline/2001/dailypress091501.html
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Northern Virginia resident John O'Keefe was one of the
many commuters who witnessed the attack on the Pentagon.
[...] "The first thing I did was pull over onto the
shoulder, and when I got out of the car I saw another
plane flying over my head, and it scared ...me, because
I knew there had been two planes that hit the World
Trade Center. And I started jogging up the ramp to get
as far away as possible. "Then the plane -- it looked
like a C-130 cargo plane -- started turning away from
the Pentagon, it did a complete turnaround.
--New York Lawyer, September 12, 2001
USAToday.com Editor Joel Sucherman saw it all: an
American Airlines jetliner fly left to right across his
field of vision as he commuted to work Tuesday morning.
[...] Off to the west, Sucherman saw another plane climb
steeply and make a sharp turn. "I thought, 'Is this
thing coming around to make a second attack? If there is
another explosion, we're toast.'"
--e-Week, September 13, 2001
[Scott P. Cook's] office is located on the fifth floor
of the Portals building, at 1280 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington DC. It's the southernmost building at the end
of 14th Street, right at the Tidal Basin and Maine
Avenue.[...] As we watched the black plume gather
strength, less than a minute after the explosion, we saw
an odd sight that no one else has yet commented on.
Directly in back of the plume, which would place it
almost due west from our office, a four-engine propeller
plane, which Ray later said resembled a C-130, started a
steep decent [sic] towards the Pentagon.
--Cloth Monkey [last updated November 1, 2001]
Albert Hemphill: Within moments there was a very loud
bang, which seemed to come from the direction of
Henderson Hall. At least, all the heads turned towards
Henderson. It is possible that this was a secondary
explosion from the Pentagon or possibly an F-16 going
supersonic. [...] The only large fixed wing aircraft to
appear was a gray C-130, which appeared to be a Navy
ELECTRONIC WARFARE aircraft, he seemed to survey the
area and depart in on a westerly heading. - Our Net
Family [undated]
http://www.ournetfamily.com/WarOnTerror/emails/pentagonwitness.html
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Soon after the crash (Within 30 seconds of the crash) I
witnessed a military cargo plane (Possibly a C-130) fly
over the crash site and circle the mushroom cloud. My
brother inlaw also witnessed the same plane following
the jet while he was on the HOV lanes in Springfield. He
said that he saw a jetliner flying low over the tree
tops near Seminary RD in Springfield, VA. and soon
afterwards a military plane was seen flying right behind
it. I think this was also a reason for the false threat
of another plane about to crash which caused rescuers to
have to evacuate for a short time after the initial
crash. I have done my research onthis and according to
time magazine it took 24 minutes before Norad was
supposedly notified about this particuliar jet and
fighters were scrambling to intercept at that time.
Isn't it odd how there is Not a single mention of this
aircraft in ANY of the articles written about this
crash? Also if you had not noticed... There is not a
single picture or live footage of the actual jet prior
to its crash at the Pentagon. Nor is there any of the
one that crashed in Pennsylvania. But if Anyone who
rides the metro-rail knows, there are plenty of Video
cameras all around National airport at the parking
Garages and the high level security buildings found all
around Crystal city. (3 of which I have personally found
pointed directly towards crystal city which would have
given a great line of site shot of that jet prior to the
crash as well as any other plane which might have been
following it. I personally believe that the government
new full well that this was about to happen and they are
hiding something a lot bigger than they are willing to
let out. I was interviewed at Washingtonpost.com and
gave them my full story, but THEY DID NOT PRINT IT AS I
HAVE TOLD YOU.
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On a Metro train to National Airport, Allen Cleveland
looked out the window to see a jet heading down toward
the Pentagon. "I thought, 'There's no landing strip on
that side of the subway tracks,' " he said. Before he
could process that thought, he saw "a huge mushroom
cloud. The lady next to me was in absolute hysterics."
Washingtonpost.com, September 12, 2001
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A14365-2001Sep11?language=printer
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also find it interesting that one of the planes engines
in the pennsylvania crash was supposedly found 5 miles
prior to the crash site (This information I'm unsure
of). The only thing that I'm aware of that might cause
that would be a heat seeking missle. A weapon which I am
pretty familiar with form Ord.training. I'm not saying
that the government new exactly what was about to
happen, but I do believe that they are definitely hiding
something here. Many of my friends in intelligence have
said the same. I work in a Gov. building in DC., but my
heart is right there with you and your team. I hope you
and those who served with you are doing well. Take care.
Allen Cleveland
http://eric-bart.net/iwpb/index.html
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C-130 Crew Saw Pentagon Strike, Official Confirms
Daily Press; Newport News; Oct 17, 2001; TERRY SCANLON
and DAVID LERMAN Daily Press;
[Abstract]:
[Keith Wheelhouse] and at least two other witnesses to
the Pentagon attack were troubled that Pentagon
spokesmen had until now said they were unaware of a
C-130 being in the area at the time. In the days
immediately following the Sept. 11 hijackings, the
Pentagon had no knowledge of the C-130's encounter,
because all reports were classified by the Air National
Guard, [!] [Lt. Col. Kenneth McClellan] said.
--- Daily Press, October 17, 2001
At 9.36 the national airport [Dulles] instructs a
military C130 (Golfer 06) that has just departed Andrews
air force base to intercept the flight and identify it.
At 9.38 AA77 crashes into the south-west side of the
Pentagon.
--- The Guardian, Wednesday October 17, 2001
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A personnel attorney at the Pentagon, [Gilah] Goldsmith
was riding a shuttle bus to work on Tuesday, Sept. 11,
when she learned of the attack on the World Trade
Center. [...] "We saw a huge black cloud of smoke," she
said, saying it smelled like cordite or gun smoke.
Jewish Bulletin News, September 21, 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The airliner crashed between two
and three hundred feet from my office in the Pentagon,
just around a corner from where I [Don Perkal] work.
I'm the deputy General Counsel, Washington Headquarters
Services, Office of the Secretary of Defense. A slightly
different calibration and I have no doubt I wouldn't be
sending this to you. My colleagues felt the impact,
which reminded them of an earthquake. People shouted in
the corridor outside that a bomb had gone off upstairs
on the main concourse in the building. No alarms
sounded. I walked to my office, shut down my computer,
and headed out. Even before stepping outside I could
smell the cordite. THEN I KNEW EXPLOSIVES HAD BEEN SET
OFF SOMEWHERE."
--- Timothy McSweeney's, September 19, 2001
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2001/09/19perkal.html
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At 9:25, [Jane] Garvey [FAA], in an historic and
admirable step, and almost certainly after getting an
okay from the White House, initiated A NATIONAL GROUND
STOP, which forbids takeoffs and requires planes in the
air to get down as soon as reasonable. THE ORDER...APLIED
TO virtually every single kind of machine that can
takeoff - civilian, MILITARY, [and] LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Time, September 14, 2001
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,174912,00.html
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