[aristeides]

Hidden explosive devices is the obvious thought. Would homing beacons have been of any assistance to the hijacker pilots aiming for the towers?

The '93 WTC bombers allegedly added cyanide to their explosives, but it burned up in the explosion and did not poison anyone. I wonder why they didn't use poison gas on 9/11.

[aristeides]

There was a report a couple of months back that an al Qaeda message had been intercepted that said 30 men were abroad "on the mission." We all thought at the time that the missing 10 or 11 were two more hijacking teams who did not accomplish their missions. But they might have been furnishing a different kind of support to the 9/11 mission.

If so, Odtllah's participation -- and apparent leadership -- is significant, since he has been in the country since what, 1989? A real sleeper.

Mind you, Hanjour was also in this country for several years.

[_Jim]

homing beacons

LOL!

In place of the hijacker-pilot's EYES on a clear day?

LOL!!!!!!

[_Jim]

Would homing beacons have been of any assistance to the hijacker pilots aiming for the tower

SURE - that's why that second jet did a last second CORRECTION (additional left bank angle) *just* before it crashed into WTC II ...

LOL!!!!

[Squantos]

Good Point Aristeides .........

Remote possibilities exist for placing a beacon but if weather was not VFR then such a backup to their plans is a valid possibility to consider.

Only a dumb@ss would trust a weather forecast that said clean and green for such a multiple target timed operation. And with their training I suspect IFR skills were lacking and such a signal or way point would'nt have done these pile-it's much good had the weather been overcast in NYC etc etc .....

Stay Safe