回首911：这位旧金山唐人街长大的华裔女英雄，是恐袭当天第一个通知发生劫机事件的人 希影2021-09-13 23:42:14

#SanFrancisco Chinatown native Betty Ong was a flight attendant working on American Airlines flight 11. She was credited with being the first person to alert authorities to the deadly hijackings that took place #September11 2001. She is a hero. *****PlOzMx2Uwt

— KTVU (@KTVU) September 8, 2021

 

根据美国国家广播公司（NBC）11日报导，在九一一攻击当天一早，45岁空姐邓月薇（Betty Ann Ong）额外加班从波士顿执飞，准备飞往洛杉矶，以利她与姊姊会合，一起飞往夏威夷享受期待已久的度假旅行。

 

然而事情却出乎意料，客机起飞14分钟后就遭到5名劫机犯劫持，飞行路线也大转弯朝向纽约市。

 

值此混乱之际，在美国航空任职14年的邓月薇依直觉行事，她在机舱尾端打电话至该航空设于北卡罗来纳州首府罗里的客服中心，告知机上发生的事，及时让世人知道一场震天动地的恐攻正在上演。

 

根据公布的录音片段，邓月薇以平稳的语气说：“驾驶舱没有回应，商务舱有人被刺了，我想有人释放“梅斯”（Mace）毒气，我们无法呼吸。我不太清楚现在状况，但我想我们被劫机了。”

 

邓月薇与同事合力跟地面维持通话23分钟，提供了所有可能的重要资讯，包括劫机犯的身分，这也使得塔台人员及时通报美国各地，预防更多类似攻击。

 

尽管通话时间不长，却足以将飞机里发生情况公之于世，当时恐怖分子重伤了两名空服员，割开了一名商务舱乘客的喉咙，并强行进入驾驶舱，在那里面，劫机犯很可能杀死了2名副驾驶，取得飞机的控制权。

 

在另一段公布的通话录音中，邓月薇说：“我们的1号被刺伤，我们的5号也被刺伤了。有任何人可以联系到驾驶舱吗？有任何人可以联系到驾驶舱吗？我们甚至无法进入驾驶舱。我们不知道里面有谁清醒着。”

 

她的最后一句话是“为我们祈祷”。

 

11号班机在8时46分撞向纽约世贸中心北塔，就此联系中断，机上81名乘客和11名机组员不幸罹难。

 

华裔邓月薇的英勇之举获“九一一委员会”（911 Commission）宣告她是国家英雄。

 

（苹果日报，2021年9月12日）

 

Pain never ebbs for family of Betty Ong, flight attendant who made first 9/11 alert. *****xtRNcQaGf7

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 11, 2021

Twenty years later, the pain of the #September11 attacks still haunts many, as if it were yesterday.

Today, we brought flowers and paid our respects to Betty Ong, #AmericanAirlines flight attendant and 9/11 #Flight11 Hero.

Today, and every day, let us #NeverForget! pic.twitter.com/fqt9rG9SJp

— Colma Police Department (@ColmaPD) September 11, 2021

#NeverForget Todd Beamer (1968-2001) was awarded hero status when it was discovered that he had helped organize an attempt to regain control of Flight 93 from the 911 hijackers. His last audible words, overhead during a phone call, were:

Are you guys ready? Let's roll. pic.twitter.com/geCsSZGJTT

— UNG Women's Hoops (@UNGWBB) September 11, 2019

Former Pres. Bush at Flight 93 Memorial:

"The 33 passengers and 7 crew of Flight 93 could have been any group of citizens selected by fate. In a sense, they stood in for us all. The terrorists soon discovered that a random group of Americans is an exceptional group of people." pic.twitter.com/eUzbACRjDL

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 11, 2021

We honor those lives lost on Flight 93 on that dark day in history 20 years ago. No matter how much time has passed, these commemorations bring everything painfully back for their loved ones.

Your courage gives us courage. pic.twitter.com/MzXiTba13t

— President Biden (@POTUS) September 11, 2021

致敬！