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After 9:55 a.m. September 11, 2001: Ellington Fighters Airborne on Local Training Mission

2001-09-11

Two F-16s from the 147th Fighter Wing, Ellington Air National Guard Base, Texas, are said to be already airborne on a local training mission when they are instructed to escort Air Force One after it departs Sarasota, Florida, with President Bush on board. [American Defender, 12/2001 pdf file; Code One Magazine, 1/2002]