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Aviation’s Greatest Stories
Aviation’s Greatest Stories
A Dispatch about real aviation disasters, miracles, and mysteries.
United Airlines Flight 175
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001
The flight is about to depart from Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) and is bound for Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The aircraft is an 18-year-old Boeing 767-222 registered as N612UA. Onboard the flight deck is Captain Victor Saracini, who is 51 years old and has been a commercial pilot for 16 years, usually flying the 767. The other pilot is Michael Horrocks, who is 38 years old and used to serve as a flight instructor in the United States Marine Corps. There are 56 passengers and 6 crew members, totaling 65 people on board.
