Controller John Werth

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Controller John Werth; His first public recount
Topic Started: Sep 11 2008, 12:25 PM (411 Views)
Zaphod 36	Sep 11 2008, 12:25 PM Post #1
Posts: 50 Group: Members Member #210 Joined: 01/25/08	http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-09-11-911controller_N.htm During the struggle, one of the pilots tried to make a distress call or inadvertently switched on the radio's microphone, allowing Werth and other planes in the area to overhear what was happening aboard Flight 93. Werth says most of the sounds of the struggle were unintelligible. There were screams and groans. Werth recalls turning to another controller. "I looked at him and said, 'Dave, did that sound the same to you as it did to me?' He just kind of looked at me wide-eyed and nodded." He knew another flight was probably under attack, but which one? "Somebody call Cleveland?" he radioed. No one replied. Thirty-three seconds later came a second broadcast from the cockpit. It also had the sounds of a struggle, but this time Werth made out a few words: "Get out of here. Get out of here." Thirty-three seconds(!) afterwards the pilot(?) screamed "Get out of here". What happened at the first struggle? Was this actually coming from the same plane? *The hijacked jet became erratic. It sped up and started gaining on another United flight. Werth commanded the second jet to turn right. Seconds later, Flight 93 turned to the right, too.* I never heard about another United plane in the vicinity of United 93. Which United Flight was this? Why did United 93 followed this Flight?
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JackD	Sep 11 2008, 12:54 PM Post #2
Posts: 260 Group: Members Member #253 Joined: 01/31/08	I think that this story may be referring to Delta 1989 -- not a second United plane. normally when a plane goes out of contact, it is considered a huge aviation hazard to other planes, and air traffic nearby is immediately moved out of the way
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22205	Sep 11 2008, 10:37 PM Post #3
Arlingtonian Posts: 443 Group: Members Member #24 Joined: 01/14/08	from the article above: http://i.usatoday.net/news/graphics/20080910_flight93/flash.swf



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