The Flight That Fought Back

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Of all the stories to emerge from 9/11, the fragments of what happened on Flight 93 inspired the world. Discovery took the pieces and forged a stunning docu-drama, building upon the widely-held theory… that these hijacked passengers tried to overpower their attackers and save the plane.

The Flight That Fought Back incorporates the best possible research available, including actual voice recordings from passengers and crew members; information from the official 9/11 Commission Report; eyewitness accounts; and interviews with family members, some of whom describe what they heard in actual conversations with people on board the flight.

The film was broadcast without any commercial breaks, as a mark of respect to the family members, and hero passengers, of Flight 93.
Flight 93 featured all 40 passengers who took part in the fight-back that day.
Perhaps most astonishing for the film-making team was the unparalleled access to astonishing source material. Hearing voice-cockpit recordings of the terrorists debating how to deal with the passenger uprising is widely regarded as some of the most chilling testimony to emerge from 9 /11.
Flight 93 has become part of the ‘conspiracy theory’ scenario of 9/11. Our film was intended to bust those myths and tell the truth, on a day when ordinary people faced extraordinary challenges.

The Flight That Fought Back