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American Military News
5 days ago
- American Military News
Video: 9/11 involved a 5th plane but the FBI covered it up: Report
A new video released Tuesday by TMZ suggests that there was a fifth plane that was 'intended to strike' as part of the unprecedented terrorist attacks that took place on September 1, 2001, but that it may have been 'covered up' by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to TMZ's investigative video shared Tuesday on YouTube, United Flight 23 was grounded prior to taking off on a flight from the John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, to the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. TMZ reported that the pilot of the airplane and the flight attendants believe that the airplane might have been intended for use as part of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. TMZ reported that the video, titled 'TMZ Investigates 9/11: The Fifth Plane,' comes after the outlet spent six months investigating the alleged activities on United Flight 23 that led to the FBI interviewing the pilot and flight attendants in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. According to TMZ, the outlet interviewed the United Flight 23 pilot, a United Airlines dispatcher, three flight attendants, and a member of the 9/11 Commission regarding claims that there were four suspicious passengers on the airplane that wanted to quickly take off from the airport and that two individuals were observed running through the airplane cabin 20 minutes after the plane was evacuated and locked due to the airport shutting down after the World Trade Center was attacked. READ MORE: Video: Rare 9/11 first-hand footage captures real moments of terrorist attacks The United Flight 23 pilot, identified as Captain Tom Mannello, told TMZ, 'The airplane was locked and sealed when I left the airplane, so something else was going on that I cannot explain. Something was going on there that should not have been going on.' Mannello suggested that the two individuals seen on the airplane after it was locked could have been attempting to remove weapons or other evidence from the airplane. 'There's a good chance that somebody was plotting to try to use our airplane as a weapon of mass destruction,' Mannello said. Sandy Thorngren, a fight attendant on United Flight 23, told TMZ, 'I definitely think that Flight 23 from JFK to LAX was the fifth plane.' Another flight attendant, Barbara Brockie Smaldino, added, 'In my mind, there was no doubt that we were a target of a plan that would have taken us to our end.' In a caption to TMZ's new video, the outlet wrote, 'Was it grounded in time? Covered up? Or simply forgotten? This investigation digs into government documents, eyewitness accounts, and hidden details that may point to a fifth plane… and a deeper conspiracy.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Was There A Fifth Plane Involved On 9/11? New Investigation May Shock You
It has been 23 years since the horrific incident that was 9/11, and since then, there have been multiple investigations and conspiracy theories about the terrifying event. Now a new question is being asked: Was there a fifth plane? Well, what TMZ's Harvey Levin, has to tell you might just shock you! According to Levin, United Flight 23 was grounded when the World Trade Center was hit, but it could have been the fifth plane the hijackers planned to use in the terror attacks. In a TikTok clip, Levin revealed one of the shocking things that came out of TMZ's investigation. In the short video, he says the pilot of the 'would-be doomed plane' believes that the box cutters found under his seat pocket were meant to slit his throat. TMZ's documentary 'TMZ Investigates: 9/11: Plane Five,' also claims a few people in first class were acting fishy that morning. . Suspicions surrounding United Flight 23 were not included in the official 9/11 Commission Report. Furthermore, the FBI has not publicly released their findings. However, the organization has acknowledged it as an 'active investigation' Theory sounds far fetched? Maybe but comments under the TMZ's TikTok post were filled with people who believed it one hundred per cent. 'I worked at United during this time, and that info had been kept quiet for years… But we FA's [flight attendants] and pilots knew it,' wrote one user. 'I watched this [documentary] tonight. I was a flight attendant for 25 years (another carrier), it becomes instant to read emotions and body language of passengers. You just know when something is off,' wrote another user. This was a reference to the fact that in the TMZ documentary, three flight attendants, the pilot, the United dispatcher, and a member of the 9/11 Commission each pointed towards suspicious passengers who were 'too eager to get into the air.' The pilot also suspected that two passengers running through the plane's cabin after the flight was evacuated may have been trying to get weapons and incriminating evidence off the plane. Other commenters believed that this was nothing interesting and not newsworthy. 'Watched it. Don't waste your time. Most likely accurate, but basically just says there were more people involved than the people on the crashed planes. Duh,' wrote one user. 'And the earth kept on spinning,' wrote another.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Yahoo
‘An apology would certainly be in order': American recounts being stuck in dirty clothes for days on stranded flight
A disgruntled United Airlines passenger who was forced to spend days on a freezing Canadian island after an emergency flight diversion said the airline 'completely dropped the ball' and those affected should receive compensation. Phillip Magness, 43, who lives just outside Washington, D.C., was one of 259 passengers and 12 crew left stranded in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador after a traveler suffered a medical emergency halfway through the flight. The flight took off from New York's Newark Liberty International Airport just after 8 p.m. last Thursday and was headed to Dublin before it was diverted. Magness, an economic historian, was supposed to catch a connecting flight from Dublin to London, where he was due to speak about President Donald Trump's tariffs at a conference. Instead, Magness and the hundreds of others on board United Flight 23, landed at St. John's International Airport at about 2:30 a.m. last Friday and spent the entire weekend in frigid temperatures in Newfoundland. Magness, who takes up to 70 flights a year, said that the airline had left passengers completely in the dark. 'An apology would certainly be in order, just for the lack of customer service,' he told The Independent. 'I think it would be fair to ask them to compensate passengers that had to go to Walmart to get clothing and toiletries, and also the things that we lacked for almost 72 hours when we were stuck there.' The economist stressed that the flight's crew were right to take whatever steps necessary to get the ill passenger medical attention. 'It was after that just United completely dropped the ball,' he said. After landing in Newfoundland, passengers were stuck on the plane for about four hours before eventually being let off at about 6:30 a.m., Magness said. They sat on the tarmac for the first 90 minutes with no announcement from the pilot and 'the crew was basically silent,' he said. The passenger requiring medical assistance, however, was tended to within 15 minutes. United Airlines told The Independent that they were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Passengers were greeted by two airport staff, Magness said. Despite being alerted by text that a United customer service representative would meet them upon arrival, no one from the airline was in sight, he added. St. John's is a small airport that doesn't typically handle large commercial flights. At about 7:30 a.m., they were bused to a local Marriot hotel — without their luggage. Magness said passengers were receiving inaccurate information from United about their flight, and when he spoke with a customer service employee, who was seemingly unaware of the diversion, he was allegedly told: 'Aren't you supposed to be landing in Dublin?' 'I'm a very experienced flyer, and I've never seen anything so atrocious in terms of customer service as this one… It's my worst disruption by far,' he said. 'It's just a complete breakdown in communication.' Passengers were shuttled from the Marriot to the airport at 4 a.m. on Saturday as temperatures plummeted to 21 degrees for a rescheduled flight to Dublin, which was once again canceled due to an incoming blizzard. Passengers asked for their luggage but were denied because of the weather, Magness said. At that point, it was '48 hours, at least, with no new clothes, toiletry or anything in the middle of the blizzard,' he said. Magness said he couldn't get to vital blood pressure and allergy medication that he had packed in his luggage and was forced to head to a local Walmart to pick up some supplies. 'I got medication, got a jacket, a pair of shoes that were more suitable for walking in snow, basic toiletries, like tooth, toothbrush, toothpaste, all of that stuff,' Magness said. Morale amongst the group became 'extremely low,' he said. There were elderly passengers in their 80s and 90s who required wheelchairs and a dozen young students from an Oklahoma school who were due to go on a class trip to Dublin. 'We're now getting very visibly frustrated because we had the same clothes we were wearing on Thursday when we departed,' he added. After weather conditions finally improved last Sunday morning, the flight was able to take off — after one final 45-minute delay — and arrived in Dublin at 4:21 p.m. Magness made it to the conference on Monday, and landed back on U.S. soil on Thursday — this time without a hitch. 'It was just a very standard flight was refreshing to be able to just take off and land on time,' he said with a chuckle. When asked about Magness' experience, United gave a statement outlining the trip. 'United flight 23... diverted to St John's International Airport to address a medical issue with a passenger onboard,' the airline said. 'Medical personnel met the aircraft on arrival at St John's and transported one passenger to a local hospital. While high winds kept the aircraft grounded, we provided hotel accommodation and meal vouchers for our customers. With the weather improved, the flight departed Sunday morning from St John's to Dublin and arrived at 4:18 p.m.'
The Independent
21-02-2025
- The Independent
‘An apology would certainly be in order': American recounts being stuck in dirty clothes for days on stranded flight
A disgruntled United Airlines passenger who was forced to spend days on a freezing Canadian island after an emergency flight diversion said the airline 'completely dropped the ball' and those affected should receive compensation. Phillip Magness, 43, who lives just outside Washington, D.C., was one of 259 passengers and 12 crew left stranded in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador after a traveler suffered a medical emergency halfway through the flight. The flight took off from New York 's Newark Liberty International Airport just after 8 p.m. last Thursday and was headed to Dublin before it was diverted. Magness, an economic historian, was supposed to catch a connecting flight from Dublin to London, where he was due to speak about President Donald Trump's tariffs at a conference. Instead, Magness and the hundreds of others on board United Flight 23, landed at St. John's International Airport at about 2:30 a.m. last Friday and spent the entire weekend in frigid temperatures in Newfoundland. Magness, who takes up to 70 flights a year, said that the airline had left passengers completely in the dark. 'An apology would certainly be in order, just for the lack of customer service,' he told The Independent. 'I think it would be fair to ask them to compensate passengers that had to go to Walmart to get clothing and toiletries, and also the things that we lacked for almost 72 hours when we were stuck there.' The economist stressed that the flight's crew were right to take whatever steps necessary to get the ill passenger medical attention. 'It was after that just United completely dropped the ball,' he said. After landing in Newfoundland, passengers were stuck on the plane for about four hours before eventually being let off about 6:30 a.m., Magness said. They sat on the tarmac for the first 90 minutes with no announcement from the pilot and 'the crew was basically silent,' he said. The passenger requiring medical assistance, however, was tended to within 15 minutes. United Airlines told The Independent that they were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Passengers were greeted by two airport staff, Magness said. Despite being alerted by text that a United customer service representative would meet them upon arrival, no one from the airline was in sight, he added. St. John's is a small airport that doesn't typically handle large commercial flights. At about 7:30 a.m., they were bused to a local Marriot hotel — without their luggage. Magness said passengers were receiving inaccurate information from United about their flight, and when he spoke with a customer service employee, who was seemingly unaware of the diversion, he was allegedly told: 'Aren't you supposed to be landing in Dublin?' 'I'm a very experienced flyer, and I've never seen anything so atrocious in terms of customer service as this one… It's my worst disruption by far,' he said. 'It's just a complete breakdown in communication.' Passengers were shuttled from the Marriot to the airport at 4 a.m. on Saturday as temperatures plummeted to 21 degrees for a rescheduled flight to Dublin, which was once again canceled due to an incoming blizzard. Passengers asked for their luggage but were denied because of the weather, Magness said. At that point, it was '48 hours, at least, with no new clothes, toiletry or anything in the middle of the blizzard,' he said. Magness said he couldn't get to vital blood pressure and allergy medication that he had packed in his luggage and was forced to head to a local Walmart to pick up some supplies. 'I got medication, got a jacket, a pair of shoes that were more suitable for walking in snow, basic toiletries, like tooth, toothbrush, toothpaste, all of that stuff,' Magness said. Morale amongst the group became 'extremely low,' he said. There were elderly passengers in their 80s and 90s who required wheelchairs and a dozen young students from an Oklahoma school who were due to go on a class trip to Dublin. 'We're now getting very visibly frustrated because we had the same clothes we were wearing on Thursday when we departed,' he added. After weather conditions finally improved last Sunday morning, the flight was able to take off — after one final 45-minute delay — and arrived in Dublin at 4:21 p.m. Magness made it to the conference on Monday, and landed back on U.S. soil on Thursday — this time without a hitch. 'It was just a very standard flight was refreshing to be able to just take off and land on time,' he said with a chuckle. When asked about Magness' experience, United gave a statement outlining the trip. 'St John's International Airport to address a medical issue with a passenger onboard,' the airline said. 'Medical personnel met the aircraft on arrival at St John's and transported one passenger to a local hospital. While high winds kept the aircraft grounded, we provided hotel accommodation and meal vouchers for our customers. With the weather improved, the flight departed Sunday morning from St John's to Dublin and arrived at 4:18 p.m.'
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
A top Catholic leader got stuck in a remote part of Canada. He found a unique way to pass the time
Cardinal Timothy Dolan knows how to make the most of an unexpected flight delay. After a medical emergency and poor weather left him and nearly 300 others stranded in a remote part of Canada over the weekend, the prominent U.S. faith leader connected with Catholics in the area and delivered a sermon at their church. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Cardinal Dolan's homily referenced his travel headaches. 'A grounded flight and an unexpected stay in Canada showed that 'Jesus ... is in charge, not us,'' he said, according to National Catholic Reporter. Cardinal Dolan's travel issues began about three hour after his flight left Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey on Thursday night. About halfway into its 6.5 hour journey to Dublin, United Flight 23 was diverted to St. John's in Newfoundland, Canada, because a passenger needed emergency medical care, per CBS News. Although such a stop wouldn't normally require a multi-day layover, the United flight ended up grounded for more than 48 hours due to high winds. United gave the around 260 passengers and 12 crew members hotel accommodations, as well as meal vouchers, as it worked to figure out a new flight plan. 'St. John's is a small airport that doesn't typically handle a large Boeing flight, and it's where United Airlines doesn't have many resources,' CBS News reported. Cardinal Dolan, who leads the Archdiocese of New York, and the rest of the passengers and crew members ended up stuck in St. John's until Sunday, but the Catholic leader found a productive way to spend the unplanned pitstop. He visited the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John's and gave a guest homily, or sermon, about expecting the unexpected when you commit yourself to following Jesus Christ, National Catholic Reporter noted. 'What we thought we were about didn't happen, and here we are … 48 hours later,' he said. 'Jesus has a great way of doing that, you see, because he's in charge, not us.' Cardinal Dolan, who offered an opening prayer at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, added that being part of a global church makes it easier for him and other Catholics to find respite during travel disruptions. 'Wherever we are in the world, we find his church,' he said, per National Catholic Reporter. 'We feel at home because we're part of the Catholic family. 'Catholic' means everywhere. 'Catholic' means everybody.' In a post on X, Cardinal Dolan thanked his new friends in St. John's and highlighted a unique connection between the church he visited and one of the most famous Catholic churches in New York City. 'It was my joy to offer Mass in the cathedral that it's said inspired Archbishop John Joseph Hughes to build (New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral),' he wrote. One day after Cardinal Dolan and his fellow passengers finally made it to Dublin, thousands of other travelers experienced some Canadian travel drama of their own after a Delta flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul crash landed in Toronto. Although everyone on the flight survived, Toronto Pearson International Airport paused arrivals and departures for several hours, leading to major flight disruptions. Delta cancelled all of its Monday night flights into and out of the airport after the accident, per NBC News. 'The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today's incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport,' Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a statement. 'I want to express my thanks to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on-site.'
