United Flight 93 Todd Beamer Call Transcript -Must Read. (1 Viewer)

[dkp993]

The very definition of Hero’s.  If this doesn’t hit you hard I’m not sure what would…..
 

Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can't speak very loud. This is an emergency. I'm a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?

Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the hijackers see you talking on the phone?

Todd: No

Lisa: Can you tell me how many hijackers are on the plane?

Todd: There are three that we know of.

Lisa: Can you see any weapons? What kind of weapons do they have?

Todd: Yes…. they don't have guns….they have knives they took over the plane with knives.

Lisa: Do you mean…like steak knives?

Todd: No, these are razor knives…like box cutters.

Lisa: Can you tell what country these people are from?

Todd: No…..I don't know. They sound like they're from the mid-east.

Lisa: Have they said what they want?

Todd: Someone announced from the cockpit that there was a bomb on board. He said he was the captain and to stay in our seats and stay quiet.
He said that they were meeting these men's demands and returning to the airport… It was very broken English, and… I'm telling you…it sounded fake!

Lisa: Ok sir, please give me your name.

Todd: My name is Todd Beamer.

Lisa: Ok Todd….my name is Lisa…Do you know your flight number? If you can't remember, it's on your ticket.

Todd: It's United Flight 93.

Lisa: Now Todd, can you try to tell me exactly what happened?

Todd: Two of the hijackers were sitting in first class near the cockpit. A third one was sitting near the back of the coach section. The two up. front got into the cockpit somehow; there was shouting. The third hijacker said he had a bomb. It looks like a bomb. He's got it tied to his waist with a red belt of some kind.

Lisa: So is the door to the cockpit open?

Todd: No, the hijackers shut it behind them.

Lisa: Has anyone been injured?

Todd: Yes, ..they…they killed one passenger sitting in first class. There's been lots of shouting. We don't know if the pilots are dead or alive. A flight attendant told me that the pilot and copilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded.

Lisa: Where is the 3rd hijacker now Todd?

Todd: He's near the back of the plane. They forced most of the passengers into first class. There are fourteen of us here in the back. Five are flight attendants. He hasn't noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor in the rear of the plane……….oh Jesus.. Help!

Lisa: Todd….are you ok? Tell me what's happening!

Todd: Hello…..We're going down….I think we're going to crash……Wait wait a minute. No, we're leveling off….we're ok. I think we may be turning around…..That's it we changed directions. Do you hear me….we're flying east again.

Lisa: Ok Todd…. What's going on with the other passengers?

Todd: Everyone is… really scared. A few passengers with cell phones have made calls to relatives. A guy, Jeremy, was talking to his wife just before the hijacking started. She told him that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center……Lisa is that true??

Lisa: Todd…..I have to tell you the truth…..it's very bad. The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed.

Todd: Oh God help us!

Lisa: A third plane was taken over by terrorists. It crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Our country is under attack….and I'm afraid that your plane may be part of their plan.

Todd: Oh dear God. Dear God…….Lisa, will you do something for me?

Lisa: I'll try….if I can….Yes.

Todd: I want you to call my wife and my kids for me and tell them what's happened. Promise me you'll call..

Lisa: I promise I'll call.

Todd: Our home number is 201 353-1073…….You have the same name as my wife…Lisa….We've been married for 10 years. She's pregnant with our 3rd child. Tell her that I love her…….(choking up)..I'll always love her..(clearing throat) We have two boys.. David, he's 3 and Andrew, he's 1…..Tell them……(choking) tell them that their daddy loves them and that he is so proud of them. (clearing throat again) Our baby is due January 12th…..I saw an ultra sound…..it was great….we still don't know if it's a girl or a boy………Lisa?

Lisa: (barely able to speak) I'll tell them, I promise Todd.

Todd: I'm going back to the groupif I can get back I will…

Lisa: Todd, leave this line open…are you still there?……

Lisa: (dials the phone..) Hello, FBI, my name is Lisa Jefferson, I'm a telephone supervisor for GTE. I need to report a terrorist hijacking of a United Airlines Flight 93….Yes I'll hold.

Goodwin: Hello, this is Agent Goodwin.. I understand you have a hijacking situation?

Lisa: Yes sir, I've been talking with a passenger, a Todd Beamer, on Flight 93 who managed to get to an air phone unnoticed.

Goodwin: Where did this flight originate, and what was its destination?

Lisa: The flight left Newark New Jersey at 8 A.M. departing for San Francisco. The hijackers took over the plane shortly after takeoff, and several minutes later the plane changed course it is now flying east.

Goodwin: Ms. Jefferson…I need to talk to someone aboard that plane. Can you get me thru to the planes phone?

Lisa: I still have that line open sir, I can patch you through on a conference call…hold a mo…..

Todd: Hello Lisa, Lisa are you there?

Lisa: Yes, I'm here. Todd, I made a call to the FBI, Agent Goodwin is on the line and will be talking to you as well.

Todd: The others all know that this isn't your normal hijacking. Jeremy called his wife again on his cell phone. She told him more about the World Trade Center and all.

Goodwin: Hello Todd. This is Agent Goodwin with the FBI. We have been monitoring your flight. Your plane is on a course for Washington, DC. These terrorists sent two planes into the World Trade Center and one plane into the Pentagon. Our best guess is that they plan to fly your plane into either the White House or the United States Capital Building.

Todd: I understand…hold on……I'll…….I'll be back..

Lisa: Mr. Goodwin, how much time do they have before they get to Washington?

Goodwin: Not long ma'am. They changed course over Cleveland; they're approaching Pittsburgh now. Washington may be twenty minutes away.

Todd: (breathing a little heavier) The plane seems to be changing directions just a little. It's getting pretty rough up here. The plane is flying real erratic….We're not going to make it out of here. Listen to me….I want you to hear this….I have talked with the others….we have decided we would not be pawns in these hijackers suicidal plot.

Lisa: Todd, what are you going to do?

Todd: We've hatched a plan. Four of us are going to rush the hijacker with the bomb. After we take him out, we'll break into the cockpit. A stewardess is getting some boiling water to throw on the hijackers at the controls. We'll get them….and we'll take them out. Lisa, …..will you do one last thing for me?

Lisa: Yes…What is it?

Todd: Would you pray with me?

They pray: Our father which art in Heaven

Hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive our trespassers,

And lead us not into temptation

But deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory

Forever…..Amen

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…

He makes me to lie down in green pastures

He leads me beside the still waters

He restores my soul

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I will fear no evil, for thou art with me…..

Todd: (softer) God help me…Jesus help me….(clears throat and louder)

Are you guys ready?……..

Let's Roll……………………
 

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I cried reading it.

 

[the moops]

I have seen this a few times in the past day and haven't brought myself to read it. I did just now. Ugh. Such a sad and heroic story.

 

[Monty Burns]

I cried reading it.

+1....and massive kudos also to Lisa for handling this so well....

 

[Beef Ravioli]

Heroes! 

 

[SWC]

i think the most any of us can hope is that we are never forced to make that choice but that if we are we have even one tenth the salt that todd had god bless that man and his fellow heroes

 

[culdeus]

What's amazing to me is they were allowed, and did get several calls off out of the plane.   I know it's sort of morbid but every time I'm on a flight I sort of see if I could get a call out at different points and wonder how they pulled that off thinking of these people.  Usually it's only possible at like the last second before landing.  That in 2001 they managed to figure out they were part of some terrorist plot in real time is amazing in and of itself.  

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

i think the most any of us can hope is that we are never forced to make that choice but that if we are we have even one tenth the salt that todd had god bless that man and his fellow heroes

I think about that all the time.  If pushed, would I have the courage to fight knowing that I was almost certain to die?  And I don't know -- it's gut wrenching to even think about it.

 

[dkp993]

I cried reading it.

I’m not a crier by nature.  The first time I read this I had to stop at least 4 times to gather myself, and every time I read it still I choke up and struggle to get through it.  It’s so raw, real and an unbelievable look at bravery.  

 

[gump]

I have boys 3 and 1…just can’t fathom saying goodbye to them like this. 

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Just struck me that his kids are adults now, and it's probably only in the last few years that they've been able to fully understand and appreciate what their dad did. I hope they're ok and proud of him. 

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Amazing.

 

[belljr]

Just struck me that his kids are adults now, and it's probably only in the last few years that they've been able to fully understand and appreciate what their dad did. I hope they're ok and proud of him. 

The NFL had a daughter of someone in the WTC sing the national anthem today. She looked like she was 8 in their pictures from 2001

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Just struck me that his kids are adults now, and it's probably only in the last few years that they've been able to fully understand and appreciate what their dad did. I hope they're ok and proud of him. 

I think they’d have to be. 

 

[JaxBill]

A HS classmate of mine was on the 84th floor of the South tower. After the first plane hit, he called his mom and then called his wife then went down the stairwell and was never heard from again. 

I can't imagine how difficult it would be to say goodbye once,  let alone twice.

 

[krista4]

I cried reading it.

I have seen this a few times in the past day and haven't brought myself to read it. I did just now. Ugh. Such a sad and heroic story.

I never had either, and now it was as wrenching as I'd expected.  More so, actually.  Heroes.  That's it.

 

[dickey moe]

I think about that all the time.  If pushed, would I have the courage to fight knowing that I was almost certain to die?  And I don't know -- it's gut wrenching to even think about it.

I think it's one of those things that you don't really know what action you would take, if any, until the time comes. Can't imagine how horrific it must have been in that moment, and the decision to offer up their lives for the greater good will retain a legacy as one of the most heroic moments in American history. 

And sorry to break the news, but evidently the transcript may not be authentic. 

 

[the moops]

I remember watching the movie, United 93, in like 2007. I had the similar response to reading this transcript, only I weeped for like an hour straight. Kinda hated myself for watching that damn movie

 

[culdeus]

I think it's one of those things that you don't really know what action you would take, if any, until the time comes. Can't imagine how horrific it must have been in that moment, and the decision to offer up their lives for the greater good will retain a legacy as one of the most heroic moments in American history. 

And sorry to break the news, but evidently the transcript may not be authentic. 

https://www.nps.gov/flni/learn/historyculture/phone-calls-from-flight-93.htm?s=09

This appears to be more authentic.   The OP seems on the surface to be a collage of the actual transcripts.  My understanding was The FBI withheld the information about the trade center from the passengers so that was a red flag.  

 

[pantherclub]

woah

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Not sure how Ive never seen this before. Just gut wrenching. RIP. 

 

[GoBirds]

https://www.nps.gov/flni/learn/historyculture/phone-calls-from-flight-93.htm?s=09

This appears to be more authentic.   The OP seems on the surface to be a collage of the actual transcripts.  My understanding was The FBI withheld the information about the trade center from the passengers so that was a red flag.  

Man, that’s tough to read. True heroes for what they did, who knows how much worse it could have been if not for their bravery. 

 

[identikit]

Since I moved back to Washington state, I ran across the name of a high school out here that seemed unusual:

Todd Beamer High School.

It was then I made the connection of the name to the phrase:  'Let's roll.'

As far as I could tell, there was no connection between Mr Beamer and this area.

Other than the most important thing, that we are Americans.

I've been a mess all week with all the retrospectives.

This transcript was the most difficult to get through. 

 

[belljr]

Just an fyi --- They weren't all using cell phones.

They were using airphones.  I think only a couple cell calls made it through.

Remember the phones that used to be on the back of the seats