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>> it thought, what, what? i was flying from paris to dallas, i was the captain of a very large airplane, a triple 7. it was a gorgeous day. >> were coming home from paris. >> i was a passenger on air france zero zero four. >> flew into kazakhstan for an adoption and we adopted a little girl while they are. >> we left frankfurt on her way to dallas. it was flight 3299. we had already been out of the country for 25 days. we were more than anxious to get home. i was thinking it's a matter of hours now we will be home. we had family waiting for us. >> all the sudden all the flight atten...

states we will be landing in gander. and i thought what? a call on september 11, i was flying from paris to dallas. i was the captain of a very large airplane it was a 777. it was a gorgeous day. ask my partner sue and i were coming home from paris. >> i was a passenger on air france zero zero four. >> flew into kazakhstan for an adoption and we adopted a little girl while they are. >> we left frankfurt on her way to dallas. it was flight 3299. we had already been out of the country for 25 days. we were more than anxious to get home. i was thinking it's a matter of hours now we will ...

Buildings absolutely gone. >> this is horrible. >> we knew very little pride we did not of the airplanes have been hijacked. we did not know how the crews at throats had been selected. then shortly thereafter we heard all of the u.s. airspace was closed. and of course that became a whole different story. >> in the u.s., for the first time in history all united states commercial aircraft have been grounded. when a sump international inbound flights landed in canada. but now canadian airlines and airports have been shut down as well. >> returned to our computers for a diversion. we assumed it wo...

Faces, where am i? oh my god, where am i? and what is happening? works the people in town started to go door to door collecting blankets, pillows, and they started cooking for us while we were sitting on that plane watching the school buses line up for us. they had already sprung into action. they were forming groups and going house to house. people were emptying their closets and not even expecting it back. >> we have you. we have you. do not worry about a thing. >> our flight air france zero zero four we were all taken to a community college. college of north atlantic gander campus precooked...

Was happening and now, not tomorrow or not six or seven hours a day. now. >> a pilot made an announcement terrorist activity new york said we would be taking a turn up the coast. we had no idea where we were going. it was really frightening. >> and received a report there are communication lines that what would appear to be maybe a terrorist activity or hiking hijacking has occurred for quickness and ladies and gentlemen is captain bass. there's been a crisis in the united states. all the airspace is close were going to be landing and dander, newfoundland purnell get back to with more informat...