Plane Crashes and Significant Events Since 1970 for Untited Airlines and United Express

Plane Crashes and Significant Events Since 1970 for Untited Airlines and United Express:

'via Blog this'11 September 2001; United Airlines 757; Flight 93; near Shanksville, PA: The aircraft was on a flight from Newark to San Francisco when it was hijacked. The hijackers apparently intended to fly the aircraft to the Washington, DC area in order to crash the aircraft into an unspecified target. However, on the way to Washington, DC, some of the passengers became aware of the likely intentions of the hijackers and attempted to commandeer the aircraft. The aircraft crashed, either due to actions of the pilots or the actions of the passengers, about 150 miles from Washington. All seven crew members, 34 passengers, and four hijackers were killed. 
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Attack on New York and Washington 
Wikipedia Entry for this Event11 September 2001; United Airlines 767; Flight 175; World Trade Center, New York: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Boston to Los Angeles when it was hijacked and flown into one of the World Trade Center Towers. Another jet, an American Airlines 767, was hijacked and crashed into the other tower. Both towers later collapsed. All nine crew members, 51 passengers, and five hijackers were killed, as were nearly 3,000 people on the ground. 
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