Was I tempted to write about Avelo today? Maybe. But that will have to wait. It’s September 11, and that means there’s nothing more important today than honoring those who were killed when four airplanes were hijacked and crashed. As the years pass, the tributes seem to get quieter. They also tend to center on those who died when the twin towers fell. That’s important, but this is an airline site.
Once again, I continue the tradition Holly Hegeman started so many years ago… honoring those on-duty crewmembers who were murdered that day by printing their names.
American 11 (Boston to Los Angeles)
Crashed into World Trade Center
Barbara Arestegui, Marstons Mills, MA, flight attendant
Jeffrey Collman, Novato, CA, flight attendant
Sara Low, Boston, MA, flight attendant
Karen Martin, Danvers, MA, flight attendant
Thomas McGuinness, Portsmouth, NH, First Officer
Kathleen Nicosia, Winthrop, MA, flight attendant
John Ogonowski, Dracut, MA, Captain
Betty Ong, Andover, MA, flight attendant
Jean Roger, Longmeadow, MA, flight attendant
Dianne Snyder, Westport, MA, flight attendant
Madeline Sweeney, Acton, MA, flight attendant
United 175 (Boston to Los Angeles)
Crashed into World Trade Center
Robert J Fangman, Claymont, DE, flight attendant
Michael Horrocks, Glen Mills, PA, First Officer
Amy Jarret, Philadelphia, PA and Rhode Island, flight attendant
Amy King, Stafford Springs, CT, flight attendant
Kathryn LaBorie, Providence, RI, flight attendant
Alfred Marchand, Alamogordo, NM, flight attendant
Victor J. Saracini, Lower Makefield Township, PA, Captain
Michael Tarrou, Stafford Springs, CT, flight attendant
Alicia Titus, San Francisco, CA, flight attendant
American 77 (Washington/Dulles to Los Angeles)
Crashed into the Pentagon
Charles Burlingame, Herndon, VA, Captain
David Charlebois, Washington, DC, First Officer
Michele Heidenberger, Chevy Chase, MD, flight attendant
Jennifer Lewis, Culpeper, VA, flight attendant
Kenneth Lewis, Culpeper, VA, flight attendant
Renee May, Baltimore, MD, flight attendant
United 93 (Newark to San Francisco)
Crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Lorraine Bay, Hightstown, NJ, flight attendant
Sandy Bradshaw, Greensboro, NC, flight attendant
Jason Dahl, Denver, CO, Captain
Wanda Green, Linden, NJ, flight attendant
Leroy Homer, Marlton, NJ, First Officer
CeeCee Lyles, Ft Myers, FL, flight attendant
Deborah Welsh, New York City, NY, flight attendant
30 responses to “Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 24 Years Ago Today”
Thank you, Brett.
Thank you, Brett.
May they Rest in Peace.
?May they always rest in eternal peace.??
Brett- sadly, when it feels like the rest of our nation may be moving toward forgetting this horrible day, as a 32-year airline employee, your annual remembrance is always extremely touching to me. Thank you…
Never forgotten, always remembered.
As a former American Airlines employee (now retired) I will never forget that day. thank you for honoring them.
Never forget. Appreciate you doing this every year.
Thank you, Brett! They will always be remembered!. I cannot believe it’s already been 24 years; it still seems like yesterday.
I will never forget that day. I was at my office at Delta headquarters when we heard the news. Thank you for posting their names. We must always remember them.
Thank you Brett for announcing the brave men and women who were just doing their job 24 years ago. I was on Active Duty Army assigned to the Pentagon with duty in Pennsylvania not too far from where United Flight 93 crashed. I still love flying and will be doing so this weekend. Keep your website going!
Hard to believe that in 24 years we’ve come to this, a divided nation in so many aspects, from a day we were united as a nation. So sad.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things to protect and serve the country and people they loved.
All first responders and national heros.
Some of those crew members likely participated in the passenger revolt on UA Flight 91, which prevented a 2nd plane from crashing in the Washington area. Some of those crew members gave ground authorities information which may have been valuable in investigating the attacks. Thank you.
Yes, Betty Ong’s courage to use the seatback airphone at considerable risk to herself to contact AA customer service gave investigators seat numbers and therefore passenger/hijacker names before the towers had even fallen.
Thank you for your faithfulness in this tribute, Brett.
May their memory be eternal.
Thank you for honoring those that lost their lives.
Thank you Brett…May their memories be a blessing.
Yesterday I was looking forward to reading this today. Thank you!
I will never forget the footage of Palestinians dancing in the streets of Gaza and the West Bank and giving out candies upon hearing the news. What kind of sick culture celebrates the death of 3,000 innocents going about their daily lives?
But you don’t mention the coverage of candlelit vigils in memory of victims of the atrocity from others in that region, that also happened. There are sick people in every country in all parts of the world (including the US).
Late check in today. Usually, I check this blog early in the morning. I was too busy posting my own tributes consisting of pictures I took. Till FB told me I was posting too many too fast and I had to put the brakes on it.
Anyhoo, very nice annual tradition you’ve got going. Please keep it up. I imagine that next year will be a big one since it will mark the quarter century mark.
Holy F….has it really been that long? I remember that day with crystal clear clarity. And to think that now there’s an entire generation for whom this day means little or nothing for. Simply because they are too young to remember it or hadn’t even been born yet.
I’m glad that this event is beginning to recede into the past. It was an abnormal event which harmed a lot of people, and if we can forget about it, great.
In another 25 years, most of the spouses, siblings, or co-workers of deceased victims will have died themselves of old age
Unfortunately, some people were born after their fathers died in the event, and never knew their fathers. Other people’s parents died when they were infants. They will probably suffer from this event all of their lives, for the next 50 or 60 years.
Other people lost loved ones in the attacks, or suffered physical harm as a result of the attacks. They will suffer for a long time.
Brett, well done!
Each of us has memories of those hours. I, of leaving on United out of Dulles to Frankfurt, Germany. the evening of September 10, then a morning train to the German/Swiss border, now 3PM European Time, (9am US) and checking into this Swiss Rail track-side inn, and seeing folks at the garden Bierstube gasping at this little TV they had set up, watching something horrific just happening, OMG!
Yes, real flight crews, real names.
Thanks again,
JayB
Thank you Brett.
May their memories always be a blessing.
Thank you for doing this so consistently, Brett.
Thank you, Brett. May we never forget. I was barely in 3rd grade when this happened and now a professional pilot…more people need to visit NYC and see the memorial — It’s haunting seeing the water disappear out of view. I fear for younger folks it’s becoming a “historical event” that doesn’t feel very real. A visit to the site changes that.
Touching shrine to the UA crews that were lost, that I saw this week at the United terminal at EWR. Never Forget.
Thank you! Remembering their names matter.