I just had another thought....many years ago, 8 or 9 or so, didn't some dude attack the crew of a FedEx jumbo jet taking off from Memphis? If I remember correctly, he hit the pilot with a hammer to his head and damned near killed the guy. I think there was a really big fight on board the cargo jet and they managed to subdue the guy. Anyone remember this too? I wonder if it maight have been a percurser to 9/11??? I think the perp was a FedEx employee too!
PS---the perp was... black. (shhhhh.)