26.  083800  AA11 NEADS ID Techs React to Powell

ID Tech 1 (Unknown):  What?

ID Tech 2 (Unknown):  What was that?

[Background] Unknown:  Is that real world?

Sr. ID Tech:  Real world hijack.

ID Tech:  Cool.  Ribbit. [Humming]. Boston (indistinct).

[Background]:  Dial tone

ID Tech:  Open line.

Scoggins:  Boston, military desk.

ID Tech:  Yeah, Huntress calling, ah, in reference to the hijacked aircraft

Scoggins:  Yes.

ID Tech:  We’re seeking to get some information from you, if we could.

Scoggins: Ok, what (indistinct) you need?

ID Tech:  We need call sign, type aircraft.

Scoggins:  It’s, ah, American 11

ID Tech:  American 11.

Scoggins:  Type aircraft is a, uh, seven sixty seven

ID Tech:  And, number of souls on board, do you know that?

Scoggins:  Uh, I don’t, know, hold on. Hey Dan, do we got souls on board, and all that?

Scoggins:  No. We don’t have any of that information.

ID Tech:  You don’t have any of that? Ok.

Scoggins:  We know the position about 40 miles north of Kennedy.

ID Tech:  Forty miles north of Kennedy?

Scoggins: Right.

ID Tech:  Do you have, ah, mode 3?

Scoggins:  No we don’t, he’s a primary target, only.

ID Tech:  Primary target only?

Scoggins:  Yeah.

ID Tech:  Ok, and you don’t know where he’s coming from or destination?

Scoggins:  No idea. He took off out of Boston originally heading for, ah, Los Angeles.

IT Tech:  Boston to Los Angeles?

Scoggins:  That was his original destination, yeah.

ID Tech:  And where are they going now, do you know?

Scoggins:  No idea. He’s headin’ towards Kennedy, looks like his speed is decreasing, I’m not exactly sure where, nobody really knows

ID Tech:  Are you the controlling agency? Or is New York?

Scoggins: Boston Center.

ID Tech:  Boston Center.

Scoggins:  Right now we are, he’s headed right for New York Center.

IT Tech:  And is there any military assistance requested?

Scoggins:  Ah, yes. We’re actually trying to get ah F-15s to ah—

ID Tech:  (Indistinct) to get F-15s out.

Scoggins:  Yeah, F15s out of Otis.

ID Tech:  But you don’t have, uh, you don’t have any modes or codes on him?

Scoggins:  Uh, no, right now, right now, it’s just, ah, no we don’t have any mode C.

ID Tech:  Is he inbound to JFK?

Scoggins:  We, we don’t know.  Heh—

ID Tech:  You don’t know where he is at all?

Scoggins:  He’s been hijacked. The pilots having a hard time talkin’ to the, I mean, we don’t know, we don’t know where he’s going, he’s headin’ towards Kennedy, he’s, ah, like I said he’s like thirty five miles north of Kennedy now at three hundred sixty seven knots.

ID Tech:  Ok.

Scoggins:  No idea where he’s goin’ (indistinct).

ID Tech:  If you could please give us a call, and let us know, ah, you know any information, that would be great.

Scoggins:  Ok. Right now I guess we’re trying to work on, I guess there’s been some threats in the cockpit, ah, the pilot.

ID Tech:  Based on what? I’m sorry.

Scoggins:  Ah. We’ll call you right back as soon as we know more info.

ID Tech:  Thank you.