Washington Township near Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Flight 93 Crash Site, Shanksville, PA
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022
1. Flight 93 Crash Site, Shanksville, PA Marker
Inscription.
Flight 93 Crash Site, Shanksville, PA. . At 9:28 AM, after hijacked flights were flown into the World Trade Center, United Airlines Flight 93, traveling from Newark to San Francisco, was commandeered by 4 hijackers. The crew transmitted two May Day calls. Information from in-flight calls and flight recorders reveal the passengers attempted to regain control of the plane headed toward DC. At 10:03 AM, Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville in southwestern PA. Impact created a crater 8'-10' deep × 30'-50' wide. No one on the ground died. The 7-member crew and 33 passengers perished.
At 9:28 AM, after hijacked flights were flown into the World Trade Center, United Airlines Flight 93, traveling from Newark to San Francisco, was commandeered by 4 hijackers. The crew transmitted two May Day calls. Information from in-flight calls and flight recorders reveal the passengers attempted to regain control of the plane headed toward DC. At 10:03 AM, Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville in southwestern PA. Impact created a crater 8'-10' deep × 30'-50' wide. No one on the ground died. The 7-member crew and 33 passengers perished.
Erected 2012 by Washington Township.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Air & Space • Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
Location. 39° 44.317′ N, 77° 31.073′ W. Marker is near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Washington Township. Memorial is on Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16) west of Skiway Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12011 Buchanan Trail E, Waynesboro PA 17268, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Responders (here, next to this marker); 9-11 Tribute Future Message (here, next to this marker); Pentagon, Arlington VA (here,
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022
2. Flight 93 Crash Site, Shanksville, PA Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
