Flight 93

National Memorial

Panel 1:

America Attacked

On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four commercial U.S. airliners that are departing from East Coast airports. The terrorists fly two jet airliners into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York ...

Flight 93 Temporary Memorial

In this rock, we perpetually commemorate the courage of those who lost their lives on UAL Flight #93 on September 11, 2001.

Their legacy will endure. Future generations will be reminded of their honor and courage.

Dedicated by the United States Federal ...

Flight 93 Memorial

The Story of

The Heroes of Flight 93

The events of September 11th, 2001 are forever etched into the hearts of the family members and loved ones of those who died, the Nation and the world. The United States experienced the worst ...

The Soviet Transpolar Flight of 1937

Magnificent Triumph of Soviet Aviation

[Monument front]:

Near this site at Pearson Airfield on June 20th, 1937, three Soviet aviators completed the first non-stop flight from the U.S.S.R. to the U.S.A.

Command Pilot Valeri Chkalov, Co-Pilot Georgi Baidukov, and Navigator Alexander Belyakov, completed ...