A plane hit the Pentagon on September 11 2001

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Multiple reliable records confirm that a hijacked airliner struck the Pentagon on the morning of September 11, 2001.

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Wikipedia: September 11 attacks

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Wikipedia: September 11 attacks. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

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Wikipedia: The Pentagon

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Wikipedia: The Pentagon. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon

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nist.gov: September 11, 2001, Airliner Crash Into the Pentagon | NIST

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nist.gov: September 11, 2001, Airliner Crash Into the Pentagon | NIST. nist.gov. https://www.nist.gov/publications/september-11-2001-airliner-crash-pentagon

Documents that an airliner crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

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en.wikipedia.org: American Airlines Flight 77

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en.wikipedia.org: American Airlines Flight 77. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_flight_77_(Pentagon_attack)

Confirms American Airlines Flight 77 was crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7501 Aug 2026

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