Transcript from doomed 9/11 flight shows heroism, fatalism
Associated Press
Posted April 12 2006, 1:56 PM EDT
In the final minutes of doomed United Air Lines Flight 93, on Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers try to shake off passengers clamoring for control of the plane over Pennsylvania. Amid groans and sounds of a struggle, a voice says, “I am injured.” A hijacker asks, “Shall we finish it off?”
The following is a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder aboard United Airlines Flight 93. All times are in EDT on Sept. 11, 2001. Text in parentheses was translated from Arabic. “Unintelligible'’ indicates that the tape couldn’t be transcribed.
09:31:57 _ Ladies and gentlemen: Here the captain, please sit down keep remaining seating. We have a bomb on board. So sit.
09:32:09 _ Er, uh … Calling Cleveland center … You’re unreadable. Say again slowly.
09:32:10 _ Don’t move. Shut up.
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