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Complete 911 Timeline

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  1. 2001-09-11 (8:52 a.m.) September 11, 2001: New York Controller Tracks Flight 175 into New York, NEADS Not Alerted
  2. 2001-09-11 8:52 a.m. (and After) September 11, 2001: Otis Fighters Scramble to New York; Conflicting Accounts of Urgency and Destination
  3. 2001-09-11 8:53 a.m. September 11, 2001: Otis Fighters Airborne, Allegedly Ordered toward New York
  4. 2001-09-11 (8:53 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NORAD Public Affairs Officer Calls Brother in WTC; Possibly Warns Him of Second Hijacked Plane
  5. 2001-09-11 (8:53 a.m.-9:05 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Otis Fighters Fly toward New York Area; Accounts Unclear over Speed
  6. 2001-09-11 (8:53 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Otis Pilots Unclear about What Is Happening
  7. 2001-09-11 8:54 a.m.-8:55 a.m. September 11, 2001: FAA’s Boston Center Redirects Otis Fighters on Instructions from NEADS
  8. 2001-09-11 (8:54 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Veers Off Course
  9. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Arrives at Elementary School for Photo-Op
  10. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Chats with Greeting Committee Instead of Taking Urgent Call from Rice
  11. 2001-09-11 (Between 8:55 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush First Told About WTC Crash? Suggests Accident
  12. 2001-09-11 8:55 a.m.-8:57 a.m. September 11, 2001: Confusion at NEADS over Identity of Plane that Hit WTC
  13. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: FAA’s New York Center Believes Flight 175 Has Been Hijacked, but NEADS Reportedly Not Informed
  14. 2001-09-11 8:55 a.m. September 11, 2001: Otis Fighter Pilot Told of First WTC Crash, but Later Denies Learning This
  15. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Informed of Crash at WTC While Leaving White House for Capitol Hill
  16. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Situation Room Director Informs President Bush of WTC Crash
  17. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 175 Nearly Collides with Two Other Planes
  18. 2001-09-11 (Between 8:55 a.m. and 9:36 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Passenger Possibly Leaves Voicemail Messages at Her Husband’s Old Law Firm
  19. 2001-09-11 (After 8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Serious Communications Problems Experienced in Washington Area, Affect Key Government Officials
  20. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Bush’s Adviser Karl Rove Phoned by His Assistant and Alerted to Crash at the WTC
  21. 2001-09-11 (8:55 a.m.-9:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: CIA Director Tenet in Communications Blackout as He Returns to CIA Headquarters; Recalls Bojinka Plot
  22. 2001-09-11 (8:56 a.m.-9:04 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Senior Commanders at Otis Air Base Learn of Attacks, Order ‘Battle Staff’
  23. 2001-09-11 (8:56 a.m.-8:57 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Otis Fighter Pilot Speaks with NEADS, but Crash at WTC Supposedly Not Mentioned
  24. 2001-09-11 (8:56 a.m.-9:05 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Disappears from Indianapolis Center Radar Screens
  25. 2001-09-11 (Shortly After 8:51 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Possibly Knows Flight 77 Is Hijacked, yet NEADS Not Notified
  26. 2001-09-11 (8:56 a.m.-9:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush’s Secret Service Agents Have a Poor Awareness of the Attacks on the WTC
  27. 2001-09-11 8:56 a.m. September 11, 2001: Attendant Supposedly Makes Second Call from Flight 175; United Airlines Concludes Otherwise
  28. 2001-09-11 (8:56 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Transponder Signal Disappears; NORAD Not Informed
  29. 2001-09-11 8:57 a.m. September 11, 2001: Flight 175 Turns toward New York City
  30. 2001-09-11 (8:58 a.m.-9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Controllers Watch Flight 175 Descending 10,000 Feet per Minute
  31. 2001-09-11 8:58 a.m. September 11, 2001: Emergency Transmitter Goes Off, Signaling a Plane Crash, Minutes before Flight 175 Hits WTC
  32. 2001-09-11 8:58 a.m. September 11, 2001: Flight 175 Passenger Says Passengers Want to Do Something about Hijacking
  33. 2001-09-11 8:59 a.m.-9:02 a.m. September 11, 2001: Orders Given to Evacuate WTC Buildings, But Not Heard by Fire Safety Director
  34. 2001-09-11 (9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Top Air Force Officials Learn of Attacks on WTC, Yet Continue with Scheduled Meeting
  35. 2001-09-11 Shortly After 9:03 a.m. September 11, 2001: Despite Attacks in New York, Pentagon Defense Chief Does Not Raise Alert Level
  36. 2001-09-11 8:58 a.m. September 11, 2001: Indianapolis Center Informs American Airlines of Loss of Contact with Flight 77
  37. 2001-09-11 (9:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force Crisis Action Team Activated
  38. 2001-09-11 (Between 8:48 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Cheney Sees Footage of WTC Crash on Television, but Allegedly Does Not Realize It Is Terrorism
  39. 2001-09-11 (9:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Clarke Alerted to Crisis, Immediately Activates Interagency Group
  40. 2001-09-11 9:00 a.m. September 11, 2001: Transportation Department Crisis Management Center Coordinates Emergency Response
  41. 2001-09-11 9:19 a.m. September 11, 2001: United Airlines Dispatcher Responsible for Flights 175 and 93 Begins Advising Pilots to ‘Beware of Cockpit Intrusion’
  42. 2001-09-11 Shortly Before 9:00 a.m. September 11, 2001: Two Otis Fighters Prepared for Training Mission over Ocean
  43. 2001-09-11 (9:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Secretary in Solicitor General Olson’s Office Receives a Series of Calls that Fail to Go Through
  44. 2001-09-11 (8:57 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Fire Department Advice to Evacuate WTC Tower Fails to Reach People Inside
  45. 2001-09-11 (9:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: United Airlines Learns Flight 175 Is Missing from Radar
  46. 2001-09-11 Before 9:00 a.m. September 11, 2001: Army Base Outside New York Prepares for Terrorist Attack Exercise
  47. 2001-09-11 (9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Boston Airport Director Requests Flight Manifests
  48. 2001-09-11 (After 9:19 a.m.) September 11, 2001: United Flight 23 Cancels Takeoff, Possibly Avoids Being Hijacked
  49. 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
  50. 2001-09-11 (9:00 a.m.-9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Top Navy Official Unconcerned about Danger of Attack on Pentagon