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  • REENACTMENT: United 93 Flight Attendant Cee Cee Lyles on the phone.
  • REENACTMENT: Controllers in the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.
  • REENACTMENT: Dave Bottiglia at his desk surrounded by colleagues at the New York Air Traffic Control Desk.
  • REENACTMENT: A controller in the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.
  • REENACTMENT: Betty Ong making a call on Flight AA11.
  • REENACTMENT: Controllers watching the Twin Towers collapse on news from the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.
  • REENACTMENT: Colin Scoggins at the desk of the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.
  • REENACTMENT: Kevin Naspani supervising the controllers at their desks at Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS).
  • REENACTMENT: Nidia Gonzalez and colleague on the phone to Betty Ong at the AA Reservations Desk.
  • REENACTMENT: Stacia Rowntree at the NEADS (Northeast Air Defense Sector) desk on the morning of September 11th, 2001.
  • REENACTMENT: Dawn Deakins, Stacia Rowntree, Shelley Watson at the Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) desk.
  • REENACTMENT: American Airlines Flight 11, AA11, tracking across the screen on a flight path monitor.
  • REENACTMENT: NEADS (Northeast Air Defense Sector) on morning of 11th September 2001.
  • REENACTMENT: Passengers on United Flight 175.
  • REENACTMENT: Passengers on United Flight 175 and Brian Sweeney on the phone.
  • REENACTMENT: Passengers on American Airlines Flight 11, AA11.
  • REENACTMENT: Dawn Deskins on the phone at NEADS (Northeast Air Defense Sector) on the morning of September 11th, 2001.
  • REENACTMENT: A United Airlines Flight Attendant speaking to passengers.
  • REENACTMENT: A hijacker on United Flight 93 wearing a bomb.
  • REENACTMENT: A hijacker on United Flight 93 wearing a bomb.
  • REENACTMENT: Betty Ong, an American Airlines Flight 11 Flight Attendant on the phone.
  • REENACTMENT: John Werth, an Air Traffic Controller in Cleveland, Ohio
  • REENACTMENT: Mohammed Atta in the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 11.

  • Calling Loved Ones

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: United 93 Flight Attendant Cee Cee Lyles on the phone.

  • Boston Flight Controllers

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Controllers in the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.

  • Tense Times

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Dave Bottiglia at his desk surrounded by colleagues at the New York Air Traffic Control Desk.

  • Air Traffic Controller

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: A controller in the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.

  • In Flight Call

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Betty Ong making a call on Flight AA11.

  • Collapse on TV

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Controllers watching the Twin Towers collapse on news from the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.

  • Manning the Desk

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Colin Scoggins at the desk of the Boston Air Traffic Control Room.

  • Controlling the Situation

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Kevin Naspani supervising the controllers at their desks at Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS).

  • A Call From the Sky

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Nidia Gonzalez and colleague on the phone to Betty Ong at the AA Reservations Desk.

  • The Morning of Disaster

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Stacia Rowntree at the NEADS (Northeast Air Defense Sector) desk on the morning of September 11th, 2001.

  • Art of Defense

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Dawn Deakins, Stacia Rowntree, Shelley Watson at the Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) desk.

  • Flight Path Monitor

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: American Airlines Flight 11, AA11, tracking across the screen on a flight path monitor.

  • Tracking Planes

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: NEADS (Northeast Air Defense Sector) on morning of 11th September 2001.

  • United Flight 175

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Passengers on United Flight 175.

  • Call From the Air

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Passengers on United Flight 175 and Brian Sweeney on the phone.

  • A Terrifying Flight

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Passengers on American Airlines Flight 11, AA11.

  • A Bad Call

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Dawn Deskins on the phone at NEADS (Northeast Air Defense Sector) on the morning of September 11th, 2001.

  • Remaining Brave

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: A United Airlines Flight Attendant speaking to passengers.

  • Hijacking a Plane

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: A hijacker on United Flight 93 wearing a bomb.

  • Taking Over

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: A hijacker on United Flight 93 wearing a bomb.

  • Reaching Out For Help

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Betty Ong, an American Airlines Flight 11 Flight Attendant on the phone.

  • Taking a Call

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: John Werth, an Air Traffic Controller in Cleveland, Ohio

  • Controlling the Cockpit

    Photograph by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

    REENACTMENT: Mohammed Atta in the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 11.
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