Similar
Firefighters from the 788th Civil Engineer Fire Department
Firefighters with the New York City Fire Department
District of Columbia fire fighters are visible through smoke as they stand in the cherry picker on a hook and ladder truck fighting a fire at Enterprise Hall, Anacostia Naval Station. The District of Columbia Fire Department was called into assist the Naval District Washington Fire Department
Related
Smoke and flames rose over the Pentagon from the collapsed wall at about 10 A.M. September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a hijacked commercial airliner into the Helicopter Landing Pad side of the building
Evacuees watch as smoke and flames rise over the Pentagon from the Helicopter Landing Pad side at about 10 A.M. September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a hijacked commercial airliner into the building
The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001
The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001
The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001
A helicopter flies over the area as smoke pours from the southwest corner of the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), minutes after a hijacked airliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks
The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001
The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001
Shot of the exposed wreckage after the smoke cleared from a hijacked jetliner which crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001
Smoke billows over the Pentagon from its Helicopter Landing Pad side at about 10 A.M. on September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a commercial airliner into the building
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Washington
State: District Of Columbia (DC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: DoD
Scene Camera Operator: Gerald J. Gilmore, CIV, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
According to the official 9/11 Commission Report, the Flight 77 was 5 miles (8.0 km) west-southwest of the Pentagon when, it made a 330-degree turn. At the end of the turn, it was descending through 2,200 feet (670 m), pointed toward the Pentagon and downtown Washington. Boeing 757-223, flying at 530 mph over the Navy Annex Building adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery, crashed into the western side of the Pentagon. The plane hit the Pentagon at the first-floor level, and at the moment of impact, the airplane was rolled slightly to the left, with the right wing elevated. The front part of the fuselage disintegrated on impact, while the mid and tail sections moved for another fraction of a second, with tail section debris penetrating furthest into the building. In all, the airplane took eight-tenths of a second to fully penetrate 310 feet (94 m) into the three outermost of the building's five rings and unleashed a fireball that rose 200 feet (61 m) above the building.