In Memoriam 9/11

The audio track to this video is from the 9/11 Commission. During the public hearing on January 27th, 2004, the panel played a recording of flight attendant Betty Ong, who was on Flight 11 which took off from Boston at 8:00 AM crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 AM.

Around 8:20 AM on 9/11, Ong called the American Airlines reservation desk to tell them what was happening. She spoke with Nydia Gonzalez, an operations specialist.

Although Ong talked for 23 minutes, the recording is only 4-1/2 minutes long. The head of the Commission, Thomas Kean said: "We'll hear the entire four and a half minutes that was recorded on that call." Thus, though Ong talked for 23 minutes, we're told that only one-quarter of the call was recorded. This recording is all we have in the public domain right now.

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[spudmourph73]

heartbreaking, such a brave lady, hope she rests in peace.

[salt2005]

I don't think i would have been so calm knowing that two flight attendants have been stabbed and the cock pit is not picking up the phone and that their are men in the cock pit with the pilots rest in peace Betty

[kirk45hammett]

I've heard one where a lady says, we're flying way too low......oh my god we are flying WAY too low.....OH MY GOD!

________________________call ends there, they hit a world trade center

[mirokagogirl]

RIP BETTY ONG!