Aviation Impossibilities: Deconstructing the 9/11 Hijackings & Air Defense Failures | Sept. 8, 2024

In early 2024, the International Center for 9/11 Justice (IC911) embarked on the first stage of an in-depth study into what took place in the skies on September 11, 2001. On September 8, 2024, IC911 and UK Column held an online symposium where we commemorated the 23rd anniversary of that day and shared IC911’s research to date. The symposium evaluated three key claims of the US government’s account: • That the alleged 9/11 hijackers could so smoothly and successfully commandeer all four airliners; • That the alleged hijacker pilots could successfully fly three of the aircraft into their intended targets; • That US air defenses failed to intercept the hijacked planes due to communication breakdowns and bad luck. IC911 Research Director Dr. Piers Robinson introduced the four-hour livestream event. Captain Dan Hanley, a pilot of 35 years and founder of 9/11 Pilot Whistleblowers, then spoke about the importance of getting the world to understand that Muslim terrorists did not fly the pl