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Aircraft that we actually asked to help identify american. >> united 175 also had left boston bound for l.a. the crew had no idea it, too, was about to be hijacked. terry biggio and mike mccormick were focussing on the american airlines flight 11 full of fuel and headed south. >> you can't assume that the aircraft was going to do anything in new york. possibly it was going to continue south and go south to washington. >> otis air force base, cape cod, national guard fighter pilot tim duffy is about to become 9/11's footnote 117. >> he said american 767 from boston to california. it looks like ...

>> this guy doesn't look like an arab terrorist. nobody does. >> i said three words. should i have said something else? what is more to the point than beware of cockpit intrusion. >> they are the people who awoke september 11th living ordinary lives. >> i was in my office sitting in that chair. >> reporter: suddenly thrust into one of the most horrific days in this nation's history. >> they said we have some planes. we clearly had a hijack in process. >> they said be prepared to shoot down the next hijack track. >> and they report ten miles from the white house. nine miles. eight mil...

like an arab terrorist. nobody does. >> i said three words. should i have said something else? what is more to the point than be wear of cockpit intrusion. >> they are the people who aswoek september 11th living ordinary lives. >> i was in my office sitting in that chair. >> reporter: suddenly thrust into one of the most horrific days in this nation's history. >> they said we have some planes. we clearly had a hijack in process. >> they said be prepared to shoot down the next hijack track. >> and they report ten miles from the white house. nine miles. eight miles. >> reporter: this i...

>> i said three words. should i have said something else? what is more to the point than "beware of cockpit intrusion". >> is that america 11 trying to call? >> they are the people who awoke september 11th living ordinary lives. >> i was in my office sitting in that chair. >> suddenly thrust into one of the most horrific days in this nation's history. >> they said, we have some planes. >> nobody move. if you try to make any moves, you'll endanger yourself and the airplane. >> we clearly had a hijack in progress. >> they just said, be prepared to shoot down the next hijack track. i sa...

>> i said three words. should i have said something else? what is more to the point than "beware of cockpit intrusion". >> is that america 11 trying to call? >> they are the people who awoke september 11th living ordinary lives. >> i was in my office sitting in that chair. >> suddenly thrust into one of the most horrific days in this nation's history. >> they said, we have some planes. >> nobody move. if you try to make any moves, you'll endanger yourself and the airplane. >> we clearly had a hijack in progress. >> they just said, be prepared to shoot down the next hijack track. i sa...