Flight 93 coroner reflects on 9/11

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — A video shot moments after the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 into an open field near here on 9/11 has surfaced on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. The video does not capture the plane’s impact. But it clearly shows a mushroom cloud rising from the smoky site of the crash that killed 33 passengers, 7 crew members and the 4 terrorist hijackers. It was taken by Dave Berkebile, who lived 8 miles from the crash scene. The hijackers intended to plunge the plane into the U.S. Capitol building but were overpowered by the passengers and crew. Berkebile, 80, passed away last February. Five years ago, he gave the 1 minute, 38-second video to Val McClatchey, the woman who shot the only still photograph of Flight 93’s haunting, skyward aftermath. Flight 93 coroner reflects on 9 11 McClatchey recently donated the video to the National Park Service for an oral history of 9/11. She had endured years of harassment from conspiracy theorists who believe Flight 93 was shot down by U.S. military jets and that her photo was a fake…

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Flight 93 coroner reflects on 9/11