Langley Air Force Base

Events (13)

• Before September 11, 2001: Fighters Regularly Launch within Minutes of Scramble Order in Response to Suspicious 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
• (After 9:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Indianapolis Flight Control Issues Alert to Look for Flight 77; FAA and NORAD Not Notified 2001-09-11
• 9:09 a.m. September 11, 2001: NEADS Orders Langley Fighters to Battle Stations 2001-09-11
• (9:09 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Otis Fighter Jets Running out of Fuel 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: NEADS Orders Jets Scrambled from Langley; Conflicting Explanations Later Given for Order 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 Tower Gives Jets Incorrect Heading, Sends Them East instead of North 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
• September 2001: Fighters from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Southern Watch
• 1998: Training Exercise Held at the White House, Based Around Militants Using a Plane as a Weapon