- Last Updated on Saturday, 30 March 2019 14:31
Hear what happened at the Pittsburgh International Airport that morning from the Watch Supervisor who evacuated the control tower
Hear a firsthand account of the day our nation was under attack on 9/11 and the Heroes of Flight 93 hosted by the Peters Township Public Library on Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m.
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| Mahlon Fuller |
Shortly after the Pentagon was hit that September 11 morning, Mahlon Fuller, Watch Supervisor at the Pittsburgh International Airport, evacuated the control tower and radar room because a hijacked plane was flying directly toward the airport. The plane was later identified as United 93. Fuller returned to the radar room after the evacuation to see if there was still a threat to the airport, but the plane was no longer under radar coverage. It had crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania – sixty-eight nautical miles from Pittsburgh International Airport and eight miles beyond Pittsburgh’s radar range. At the conclusion of the program, Mr. Fuller will accept free will donations with all funds for the benefit of Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial.
Register to attend this special National Library Week event by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724-941-9430, #1.
