Here is a Transcript of UA93 tape downloaded from “Airdisaster.com”
Listened to this quite a few times, then transcribed it step by step. Quite eerie sometimes…. :eek:
Anyway, all mistakes are mine. Happy to accept any corrections! :rolleyes:
NOTE: CL is Cleveland centre transmission, and A/C means aircraft transmission.
<recording starts>
A/C Clevland, united 93 is at your 350, intermittent lights erm..
A/C United 93 checking in 350
CL United 93, 3-5-zero, roger
<sounds like break in recording>
CL United 93, that traffic to you is 1 O’Clock, 12 miles eastbound , 370
A/C Negative contact, we’re looking United 93
CL Somebody call cleveland?
CL United 93, verify 350
CL United 93, verify your flight level er 350
CL United 93, verify your level at 350
<pause in sound>
CL United 93, cleveland
CL United 93, cleveland
<pause in sound>
CL United 93, do you hear cleveland centre? Ident please
CL United 1523, do you hear company er did you hear some er interference on frequency here er couple a minutes ago, screaming?
A/C Yes I did, 797(?) and er, I, we couldn’t tell what it was either.
CL ok
CL United 93, cleveland, if you hear the centre, ident
A/C American er 10cc, ditto on the er other er transmission
CL American 10-sixty, you heard that also?
A/C Yes sir, twice
CL Roger, we heard that also. Thanks, I just wanted to confirm it wasn’t from interference
A/C Execjet 956
CL Execjet 956 go
A/C er we’re just answering your call, we did hear that er yelling too
CL OK thanks, yeah, we’re just trying to figure out whats going on
A/C (unintelligible, sounds arabic)…the captain…please sit down…keep remaining sitting….we have bomb on board…..(unintelligible)
CL er,uh, calling clevland centre, you’re unintelligible. Say again slowly
A/C (sounds american) centre, did you hear the transmission where the er body just said he had a bomb on board.
CL er say again….er was that United 93?
A/C yeah, that transmission…he said was unreasonable(?), it sounded like someone said they had a bomb on board
CL That’s what we thought, we just er uh didn’t get it clear
CL Is that United 93 calling?
CL Victor 956, er, that aircraft we believe was transmitting as 12 O’Clock one-five miles, turn left heading 2225…I’ll get you away from him
CL OK he’s climbing, so I want to get everyone away from him
A/C OK, I think we got him in sight
CL (garbled) 1989 that traffic to you is er 11 O’Clock and one-five miles southbound four-one climbing, looks like he’s heading eastbound heading 360
A/C (arabic voice) hi…heres the Captain…er…I would like all to remain seated..there is a bomb on board…and er going back to er airport..an our (might be ‘er’) demands…remain quiet
CL its United 93 calling
<pause in sound>
CL United 93, understand you have a bomb on board, go ahead
CL Victor 956, did you understand that transmission?
A/C Affirmative, he said there was a bomb on board
CL And that…that was all you got out of it also?
A/C Affirmative
CL 93, go ahead
<sounds like break in recording>
A/C That aircraft you cant get a hold of, has he turned to the east now?
CL He’s just turned to the east now sir
CL United 93, you hear Cleveland centre
CL American 106 and Execjet 956 we just lost the target on that aircraft
A/C OK, 956, we had a visual on him, just standby
CL You have a visual on him now?
A/C Er, we did, but we lost him in the turn
CL You can make a turn back to a 220 heading, let me know if you can see him
A/C Er he’s still there we got him for 956
CL He still there er Northwest of you, about 25 miles?
A/C Affirmative for 956
CL Execjet 956 fly heading 180
A/C OK, we’re makin a turn for 956, he appears to be heading right toward us
CL American 1060 do you see anybody northwest of you, can you see back that further?
A/C Er, we’re looking now sir
CL United 93 cleveland, do you still hear the centre?
CL United 93, do you still hear Cleveland?
CL United 93, United nine-three, do you hear Cleveland?
CL United 93, United 93, Cleveland?
CL United 93, United 93, do you hear Cleveland centre?
<sounds like break in recording>
CL (woman’s voice) Do you see any er activity on your right side, smoke or anything like that?
A/C Negative, we’re search
A/C Yeah, we do have a smoke puff now at about er uh probably 2 O’Clock. It appears to be just an er dirt cloud, like a puff of black smoke.
...may they all Rest in Peace..... :(:(