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Field footage · The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

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ARCHIVE 2001: Aerial view of the Pentagon three days after the 9/11 attack

Aerial photo of the Pentagon's damaged facade: a collapsed, blackened section with exposed floors and rubble, cranes and a fire-truck ladder reaching in, a large U.S. flag hanging on the wall to the right, and rescue workers, tents and vehicles on the ground in front.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill · Public domain (U.S. Air Force photo)

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill, taken Sept. 14, 2001. The official caption says it shows emergency crews responding to the destruction caused when a hijacked commercial jetliner crashed into the southwest side of the Pentagon during the 9/11 terrorist attacks; the photo shows the collapsed section, cranes, fire trucks and a large U.S. flag hung on the facade. The Defense Department says 184 people were killed at the Pentagon and aboard American Airlines Flight 77. The Supreme Court declined on Oct. 19, 2026 to revive plea deals for the accused 9/11 plotters (exeindex record dispatch:2026-10-19-us-ksm-plea-deal).

What
ARCHIVE 2001: Aerial view of the Pentagon three days after the 9/11 attack
Where
The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
When
2001-09-14
Source
U.S. Air Force
Credit
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill
License
Public domain (U.S. Air Force photo)
Details
Official release · U.S. Air Force (Defense Visual Information), via Wikimedia Commons · The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

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