The Pentagon hit

On September 11, 2001, five al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 en route from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles. At 9.37 AM, the plane hit the Pentagon building, the US Department of Defense, as part of a major coordinated terrorist attack that day. All 64 passengers, as well as 125 people who worked in the building, were killed. The building was severely damaged by the attack and the section where the aircraft hit collapsed in part.

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  • Photos, March 27, 2017
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• Reconstruction of Flight 77’s route
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Surveillance cameras

CCTV 1

Air photos

Debris

Light poles

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Flight 77 hitting the Pentagon.

Pentagon CCTV 1

Reconstruction of Flight 77’s route

This is a reconstruction of Flight 77’s route, based on data from the Flight Data Recorder. The reconstruction is synchronized with audio from the Air Traffic Controller and NORAD from ca. 12:18-13:50.

Witnesses at the Pentagon

This tally of 192 witnesses show what observations they made.

Source: PentWitnesses.xls