9/11 how come plane wasn't shot down?

Question

I'm by no means a conspiracy theorist when it comes to 9/11 but there's one thing that I never got. That is why didn't we shoot down the third plane that hit the pentagon... apparently the plane was flying in restricted airspace for quite some time while it was doing its maneuver around the pentagon to hit the side it did. NEADS had to of been aware of it being off course at that point along with knowing we were under attack as two planes had previously hit both WTC towers. Also isn't the pentagon within a few minutes from several Air force bases we could have scrambled fighters from.


was this just a giant screw up on NEADS part?

please spare me the 9/11 conspiracy stuff I'm just wondering why no fighters were scrambled....

Also I understand how much is involved in shooting down an airplane with that many people aboard however no plane was even scrambled and we had to of known it was off course as it was in restricted air space for quite some time (can anyone verify just how long). Again that argument that we didn't know which plane it was works for the first two planes but not the third.... right?

after two planes were intentionally crashed into highly populated areas you wouldn't consider shooting down an aircraft that's been confirmed to no longer be in your control???

Answer 1

There were a number of reason that the airliners on 9/11 were not shot down:

1) Lack of interceptor aircraft. As a result of Clinton-era budget cuts there were simply not enough fighters ready to fly to provide sufficient coverage.

2) Doctrine. Us pilots were trained to observe hijacked aircraft and not to interfere.

3) Confusion. The aircraft scrambled without a clear understanding of the situation. As a result the followed SOP and vectored to a position where they could intercept aircraft inbound from overseas.

4) Targetting. We simply did not know where the hijacked aircraft were. In fact on one occasion some fighters were ordered to intercept themselves because they had been mistaken for a hijacked airliner.

5) No weapons. The only military aircraft that was in a position to intercept the airliner that crashed in Pennsylvania was not carrying missiles nor ammunition. In fact the the general commanding NORAD was preparing to order the plane to ram when the airliner crashed.

Answer 2

There is just too much evidence now that suggests an inside job: the fact that ALL THE WRECKAGE WAS SHIPPED ABROAD as soon as possible, the fact that even ROLLS ROYCE themselves have said that the engine recovered at the Pentagon WAS NOT the type of engine used on the type of plane (b757) that was said to be responsible. The fact that some of the 'hijackers' are still alive: http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/hijackers.html the fact that no jets were scrambled in time; that no significant plane debris was found at the pentagon site (planes do not vaporize!); that the buildings seem to be demolished, especially building 7; that jet fuel cannot melt steel, even though molten steel was seen "flowing like lava"; that the first responders heard explosions in the basement and within the buildings before they collapsed etc...

-WTC leaseholder Larry Silverstein admitted that building 7 was pulled down by a controlled demolition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jPzAakHPpk (He changed his story the next day)

-The technology to bring down buildings with thermite and thermate in nano capacity was developed in the 1980's. They liquidized it in the mid 90's so it could be painted on like a gel coating. The twin towers underwent 'maintenance' for a whole year and guys in white hazmats suits 'painted' the core columns.

-Official version claims the towers collapsed due to 'pancake effect', meaning the floors came detached from steel girders and fell on top of each other, collapsing the tower. If that's the case, why weren't any of the (core column) steel girders left standing? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ub_6RM9p6nY/TjWusVortWI/AAAAAAAAAXk/uSMFJEypbn8/s1600/x-wtccore.jpg

-Pictures show smoke coming from the basement seconds before the plane hits. People (including firefighters and employees) also heard explosions from below the towers, moments before the plane hit. PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND SOME SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE BASEMENT.

-Pictures show steel girders with diagonal cuts in the them. This is exactly how controlled demolitions bring down buildings: http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/tts/wtc_ruins_diagonal_cut.jpg

-Designers of the WTC say they were built to withstand MULTIPLE impacts from such an aircraft.

-Official version states the plane that hit the pentagon 'vaporised' which is why very little traces can be found. Yet they said they managed to find DNA to identify all of the victims on board. Furthermore the building didn't 'vaporise' in any way. What type of plane vaporises, leaving the building and human DNA relatively undamaged.

-The passport of one of the hijackers in the aircraft was supposedly found in the rubble at the WTC. It's clearly impossible for any personal effects to survive the impact and explosion, therefore it must have been planted.

-All CCTV footage from around the pentagon has been hidden and never released. Why do that if there is nothing to hide?

-86 CCTV cameras show no airplane???

-Released Pentagon Security Camera (FOIA) does not show a b757 and is clearly Missing a frame.

"WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE READILY AVAILABLE AT THE PENTAGON CRASH SITE, ANY UNBIASED RATIONAL INVESTIGATOR COULD ONLY CONCLUDE THAT A BOEING 757 DID NOT FLY INTO THE PENTAGON"...Colonel George Nelson Aircraft accident investigator U.S. Air Force

Answer 3

We didn't shoot down any planes. There were some delays in what was reported as being "hijacked". I don't think the general public knows just how much liability is involved in making a decision to shoot down a plane. What about everything on the ground under the plane, all the housing andf people. You can't just willy-nilly shoot down a plane..what is wrong with you? There were thousands of planes in the sky. Once under radar, they cannot track that plane and have no idea where it is.

Answer 4

They were caught with their pants down and the 2 fighters they scrambled were not armed with air to air misslies and the authorization to shoot if any was way to slow to react. The same reason the mistake was made when the Russians shot down the commercial jet ove Kamchatka, the local low level people in charge gave the order to shoot. They wish they had more time and people higher up to make the call.

Answer 5

The Air Force didnt know that the plane was hijacked, and they arent going to open fire on a civillian airplane just because its off course.

And after the first two planes hit, the same principal applied; just because a plane was off course didnt mean it was necessarily hijacked.

Answer 6

I'm guessing by your question and wording that you'd have no problem either ordering the pilot to shoot or pressing the trigger to shoot down a civilian passenger liner over American skies.

Answer 7

no, they didn't shoot it down because there were innocent people on board and if they shot it down: 1. They would get sued very bad by the victims families and 2. it has to land somewhere when it gets shot.

Answer 8

NORAD stood down that day. Ask the government why NORAD stood down. Why were there drills going on at the exact same time of the exact same thing, and why did bush and rumsfeld both say that they could not ever imagine such an attack, when they were RUNNING DRILLS for such an attack. There are many other unanswered questions about that day.Unfortunately, the media is not doing their job and ASKING those questions.

Edit: There was a plane that hit the pentagon, Most of us in the 9/11 truth movement do not believe in the pentagon missile hoax. Donald Rumsfeld was the one who started that rumor.

Answer 9

Because there were too many civilians aboard the plane for it to be shot down.

Answer 10

No one knew what the hell was going on and unfortunately somethings got missed.