[PA Engineer]

Local report reconfirms it was a 747 and told to putdown or be shot down. Local news reports another flight from Pittsburgh International was hijacked and is circling Dulles at this time. ... Local scanner reports from 747 indicate there are fatalities. Scanner reports request all air traffic to land in the vicinity east and southeast of PGH. More later. Waiting for hospital reports from wife.

[PA Engineer]

Local scanner reports that up to 90 passengers were on the flight in PA. No confirmation on Dulles report.

[guttersnipe]

219 closed around the Galleria landing all planes here in Johnstown got to go to UPJ and pick up the wife be back soon let you know whats going on out that way

[theneanderthal]

Offer a prayer for the piolet that had to pull the trigger on the loaded airliner. You just know that was a tough order to follow and will weigh heavily for the rest of his life.