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Some 411 about this 911 site.

Shanksville is a tiny "NO stoplight" town in PA that suddenly found itself right smack dab in the middle of the 911 attacks.

Since then thousands have gone there daily.

The famous picture showing a mushroom cloud was taken by a woman waiting for a friend to do a flyby in his plane. She heard the explosion and snapped the pic.

The flight data recorder (in the rear of the plane) was found buried 15 feet under ground in the 25 foot deep crater.

The excavation went down 50 feet.

All remains were identified

The area is still off limits because it is STILL a crime scene

It is still held by the coroners office and is the longest held crime scene in PA history

American Airlines went in and cut down all the burnt timber and replanted the tree line

The road that leads to the site was put down before the next morning (9/12) to move in heavy equipment and was originally a dirt road.

The government is going to turn the site into a national park for all visitors. They were given Official word just yesterday or friday.

The airplane was traveling at roughly 550 mph when it rolled over (witnesses saw it) and did a "split-S" into the ground.

Unlike "ground zero" where people were victim to "fate" those aboard flight 93 TOOK control of their destiny and stopped this airplane from killing others. The heroes of New York are in no way tarnished by this however when you (as a civilian) take on the roll of hero it is an honor so great that I wept yet again as if it was happening all over again.

Never forget.

If you want a FULL picture (there is allot of detail lost even in the bigger pics) I will email it. I also have a website address as well to the Flight 94 Memorial.

Thank you.
no, not you, them

[This message has been edited by 84Bill (edited 09-15-2003).]