Throughout the horrific day of September 11th, 2001, there were many people who made their desperate attempts to get in touch with their families to make sure they knew that no matter what happened, they would always love them. These calls came from all over New York City and even all over the world. But the strange calls, were the ones made from the hijacked airplanes in mid air.
The most well-known call was supposedly made by Betty Ong; the number 3 flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11. There were one to three calls recorded on flights United Airlines 175, American Airlines Flight 77 and American Airlines Flight 11; but there was a whopping thirteen recorded phone calls made from United Airlines Flight 93. This poses the question: if passengers on Flight 93 were able to make so many phone calls mid-flight, then why were there so little made on any of the other flights? Despite the phone call with Betty Ong lasting about 23 minutes, only 8 minutes of it was actually recorded. The 8 minutes that was recorded though seemed very insincere and nothing like a woman who was travelling on a hijacked plane. Below, is the final 8 minutes of the supposed phone call with Betty Ong.
The most well-known call was supposedly made by Betty Ong; the number 3 flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11. There were one to three calls recorded on flights United Airlines 175, American Airlines Flight 77 and American Airlines Flight 11; but there was a whopping thirteen recorded phone calls made from United Airlines Flight 93. This poses the question: if passengers on Flight 93 were able to make so many phone calls mid-flight, then why were there so little made on any of the other flights? Despite the phone call with Betty Ong lasting about 23 minutes, only 8 minutes of it was actually recorded. The 8 minutes that was recorded though seemed very insincere and nothing like a woman who was travelling on a hijacked plane. Below, is the final 8 minutes of the supposed phone call with Betty Ong.
Barbara Olson called her husband Ted twice from Flight 77. Ted Olson (Barbara's husband) says in one of the two calls he received from his wife, she asked him "What should I tell the pilot?," Barbara was referring to the aircraft's original captain Chic Burlingame who was supposedly sitting at the back of the plane with her. This seemed very odd - if you were a pilot who graduated from Naval Academy and flew F-4's in Vietnam, how on earth could you possibly be persuaded to give up the controls and sit at the back, even when air traffic controllers had been contacting pilots and telling them of the hijackings? To me, this just doesn't make sense.
Another very peculiar call was made by Madeline Sweeney, a Massachusetts based flight attendant for 12 years. Madeline called her supervisor from Flight 11. It has been reported that immediately before the crash, Madeline said: "I see buildings, water, ... Oh my god!" Surely you would think she would know what the skyline of New York City looked like? This also seemed very suspicious to me.
On Flight 93, a son called his mother from the plane. What was peculiar about this phone call was that as soon as his mother picked up the phone he said "Mom, this is Mark Bingham," I find this very odd because it is not a common occurrence to address your mother and let her know who is calling by using your full name, is it? After he said this, he followed it up by saying "I just want to tell you that I love you. I'm on a flight from Newark to San Francisco and there are three guys and they have taken over the plane and they say they have a bomb". He soon added: "I'm calling you from the Airfone... You believe me, don't you, Mom?" Mark's mother Alice replied immediately telling him she believed him and demanded to know who the men were on the plane. She was interrupted by a low murmur followed by her son Mark coming back to the phone and repeating "I'm calling you from the Airfone". His mother repeated herself and asked her son again who the men were on the plane. The reply she got: "You believe me, don't you, Mom?" From that last sentence, the phone call trailed off. This is very suspicious to me and makes me think that it was a pre-recorded phone call/voice changer. None of the cell phone calls (besides Betty Ong's) were released to the public, so what is being hidden from us?
The video below backs up the information I have stated and also adds research which was done to determine the success rate of cell phone calls from different altitudes while travelling on an airplane. The tests stated that at 4,000 feet, there is only a 0.4 success rate of making a phone call, at 8,000 feet, the success rate is 0.1, and at an aircraft's cruising altitude of 32,000 feet, the success rate of making a phone call was only 0.006. This backs up the conspiracy theory that the cellphone calls made from the planes were fake especially in saying that thirteen successful phone calls were made on Flight 93.
Another very peculiar call was made by Madeline Sweeney, a Massachusetts based flight attendant for 12 years. Madeline called her supervisor from Flight 11. It has been reported that immediately before the crash, Madeline said: "I see buildings, water, ... Oh my god!" Surely you would think she would know what the skyline of New York City looked like? This also seemed very suspicious to me.
On Flight 93, a son called his mother from the plane. What was peculiar about this phone call was that as soon as his mother picked up the phone he said "Mom, this is Mark Bingham," I find this very odd because it is not a common occurrence to address your mother and let her know who is calling by using your full name, is it? After he said this, he followed it up by saying "I just want to tell you that I love you. I'm on a flight from Newark to San Francisco and there are three guys and they have taken over the plane and they say they have a bomb". He soon added: "I'm calling you from the Airfone... You believe me, don't you, Mom?" Mark's mother Alice replied immediately telling him she believed him and demanded to know who the men were on the plane. She was interrupted by a low murmur followed by her son Mark coming back to the phone and repeating "I'm calling you from the Airfone". His mother repeated herself and asked her son again who the men were on the plane. The reply she got: "You believe me, don't you, Mom?" From that last sentence, the phone call trailed off. This is very suspicious to me and makes me think that it was a pre-recorded phone call/voice changer. None of the cell phone calls (besides Betty Ong's) were released to the public, so what is being hidden from us?
The video below backs up the information I have stated and also adds research which was done to determine the success rate of cell phone calls from different altitudes while travelling on an airplane. The tests stated that at 4,000 feet, there is only a 0.4 success rate of making a phone call, at 8,000 feet, the success rate is 0.1, and at an aircraft's cruising altitude of 32,000 feet, the success rate of making a phone call was only 0.006. This backs up the conspiracy theory that the cellphone calls made from the planes were fake especially in saying that thirteen successful phone calls were made on Flight 93.