What happened in the skies and in the airports of the United States on
September 11, 2001? Lynn Spencer, herself a commercial pilot, recounts, in minute-by-minute detail the orders, the planes, the pilots and the circumstances of that fateful morning. She chronicles the chaos and the calmness under fire, in New York City and across the country, all while bringing to light a host of brave Americans who held their nerve in the face of one of the nation's gravest days. Most grippingly, Ms. Spencer chillingly describes the chain of events which caused the
first fighter pilots in US history to be ordered "Weapons Free" over the nation's capital, an order that grants to the pilot permission to fire at any target at their own discretion.
This is one of the most gripping books I've ever picked up and it certainly enlightens us to events and perspectives that have been otherwise overshadowed by the sight of
those falling towers. (5/5 Stars)
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