"Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote in message
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(Steve Richter) wrote in
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By my calculations, those F-15s were flying at a little less
than 600mph. ( 71 / 8 = 9 miles per minute * 60 = 540 mph ).
Could they have gunned it up to 900mph? At 900mph, they fly the
153 miles from Otis to WTC in 10 minutes.

Anyone in the forum qualified to answer this properly? Is it normal
procedure for scramble fighters to cruise towards a target as
dangerous as a hijacked airliner?


Prior to Sept 11 2001 there was no perceived danger from a
hijacked airliner.

Keith