The 9/11 tapes
Listen to ATC in real time
History • September 2011 • Views: 1,474
The NYT has the audio tapes and transcript of some of the ATC and other authorities from the morning of 9/11. It is pretty sobering stuff. You get to listen to people struggle with incomplete and incorrent information while you watch the tracks of the four planes.
Here’s the link:
It is easy to look back on the events of that day with hindsight and clarity. These tapes remind us of how confusing the situation was as it was being lived.