Events (22)

• Early Morning September 11, 2001: Langley Pilot Asks to Be Taken off Alert Later On 2001-09-11
• 10:07 a.m. September 11, 2001: Langley Pilot Reports Aircraft over White House, Asks NEADS for Instructions 2001-09-11
• 10:11 a.m. September 11, 2001: After Communications Problems, NEADS Tells Langley Pilots They Cannot Shoot Down Hijacked Planes 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Refueling Truck Driver at Langley Air Base Thinks Recently-Landed Jet Shot Down Flight 93 2001-09-11
• (2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: 119th Fighter Wing Jets Land Back at Langley Air Base; Pilots Learn Details of Attacks for First Time 2001-09-11
• (After 2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: 119th Fighter Wing Pilots Write Letter Confirming No Shootdown of Aircraft 2001-09-11
• (Between 8:48 a.m. and 9:09 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Air Force Base Pilots Learn of WTC Crash 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:10 a.m. and 9:23 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NEADS Wants Third Jet Launched from Langley, Meaning Unit Will Have No Supervisor of Flying 2001-09-11
• (9:09 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pilots at Langley Air Force Base Go to ‘Battle Stations’ 2001-09-11
• 9:24 a.m. September 11, 2001: Fighter Jets Scrambled from Langley Air Force Base 2001-09-11
• 9:30 a.m. September 11, 2001: Langley Fighters Take Off Toward Washington; They Could Reach City in Six Minutes but Take Half an Hour 2001-09-11
• (9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Pilots Not Clearly Informed about Unfolding Events 2001-09-11
• (9:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NEADS Unable to Talk to Langley Supervisor because He Is Flying Spare Jet 2001-09-11
• 9:34 a.m. September 11, 2001: NEADS Notices Langley Jets Are off Course, but Navy Controller Seems Unconcerned 2001-09-11
• 9:36 a.m. September 11, 2001: NEADS Takes Control of Washington Airspace, Directs Langley Fighters toward White House 2001-09-11
• 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Langley Fighters Still Short of Washington; Where and Why Is Not Clear 2001-09-11
• 9:40 a.m. September 11, 2001: Langley Jets Directed toward Washington but Given Wrong Coordinates 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:41 a.m. and 9:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Jets Heading in Wrong Direction, Redirected to Washington 2001-09-11
• (10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Pilots Hear Warning that Planes Could Be Shot Down; Ordered to Protect the White House 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Pilots Start Receiving Confused Radio Communications 2001-09-11
• (9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Pilot Instructed to Identify Unknown Aircraft and Survey Pentagon; Doesn’t Realize a Plane Hit It 2001-09-11
• 9:51 a.m. September 11, 2001: Langley Jets Request and Receive Altitude Clearance over Washington 2001-09-11