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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: rich4eagle who wrote (197442)10/29/2001 10:29:27 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Rich,
My understanding is that there was no ID that the plane was flight 77. Since the transponder was turned off, the only information from the radar, was location, not altitude or ID. But it was probably the only aircraft airborne at the time with no transponder information - there may have been F-16s in the air, but reports had them going supersonic. If I remember correctly, reporters from the Washington Post were shown (backup?) tracings of the radar, and confirmed the ABC story and that of the Air Traffic Controller. It was also pointed out that since the plane was traveling east, that the sun would have been in the pilots eyes, which would have made finding the target (if it was the White House or Capitol bldg) more difficult.

According to the ABC report, both the White House and the Capitol building are within the same restricted airspace.
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