Keywords: 130911-F-WV915-050 (9817841425).jpg Seven U S Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft 11 KC-10 Extender aircraft and four C-5 Galaxy aircraft assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing line up at Travis Air Force Base Calif Sept 11 2013 for the Freedom Launch honoring the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks The first plane departed at 8 46 a m the same time terrorists crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center with the remaining 21 aircraft launching consecutively during a 36-minute time frame Terrorists hijacked four passenger aircraft Sept 11 2001 Two of the aircraft were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center in New York; one was crashed into the Pentagon; the fourth crashed near Shanksville Pa Nearly 3 000 people died in the attacks DoD photo by David Cushman U S Air Force/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/9817841425/ 130911-F-WV915-050 2013-09-11 08 33 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/9817841425 2016-09-03 08 22 47 United States Government Work Travis Air Force Base United States Department of Defense |