Wednesday 18 April 2007

NORAD Tapes


Blast Doors at NORAD

Back in August 2006, Vanity Fair published an excellent article deconstructing the NORAD tapes. Their website interspersed the chilling transcripts with playable audio. Check here. Looks like their play buttons aren't showing for some reason, but highlight the text and you'll see where to press after each transcript.
08:37:52
BOSTON CENTER: Hi. Boston Center T.M.U. [Traffic Management Unit], we have a problem here. We have a hijacked aircraft headed towards New York, and we need you guys to, we need someone to scramble some F-16s or something up there, help us out.
POWELL: Is this real-world or exercise?
BOSTON CENTER: No, this is not an exercise, not a test.