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Betty Ann Ong (Chinese: 鄧月薇, Taishanese Ang 4 ngut 4 mi 3; February 5, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was an American flight attendant who worked for American Airlines and boarded Flight 11, the first airplane hijacked during the September 11 attacks.
- Betty Ann Ong, February 5, 1956, San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Alerting American Airlines staff of Flight 11's hijacking
- Plane crash following terrorist hijacking
- Flight attendant
Sep 11, 2001 · Betty Ong was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. She made a call to an American Airlines reservation desk, describing the hijacking and the stabbing of a passenger, before the plane crashed.
Sep 10, 2021 · At 8:20 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, Betty Ann Ong spoke in a low voice on an Airfone from the rear of American Airlines Flight 11. Calm and businesslike, she told ground employees: “The cockpit’s...
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- Susan Edelman
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Sep 10, 2021 · On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Betty Ann Ong was flying from Boston to Los Angeles to meet her sister before heading off for a long-awaited vacation in Hawaii. But within minutes of takeoff,...
Sep 10, 2021 · Betty Ann Ong was the first person to alert authorities that tragedy was about to unfold on Sept. 11, 2001. She was on American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston to Los Angeles, when hijackers flew it into the World Trade Center's North Tower. She relayed vital information to a ground crew that led to the Federal Aviation Administration to close airspace for the first time in history. She died in the crash and her family created a foundation in her honor.
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Betty Ong was a head flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. She made a phone call to report the hijacking and stayed on the line for 23 minutes until the plane crashed, providing critical information to the authorities.
Sep 11, 2021 · Betty Ong was the first person to call authorities that Flight 11 had been taken over by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001. Her brother Harry Ong Jr. remembers her as a caring person who loved her job and traveled the world.
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