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Scene Through the Lens | September 6, 2021

Inquirer staff photographer Tom Gralish’s weekly visual exploration of our region

The time - 9:03:02 A.M. - that United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into Tower Two (the South Tower) of the World Trade Center is embedded in the walkway at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa. Four time line markers chronicle the exact moment each of the four hijacked aircraft crashed on 9/11.
The time - 9:03:02 A.M. - that United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into Tower Two (the South Tower) of the World Trade Center is embedded in the walkway at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa. Four time line markers chronicle the exact moment each of the four hijacked aircraft crashed on 9/11.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

Twenty years ago a United Airlines plane crashed into a former coal field near after a struggle in the cockpit between the passengers and al-Qaida hijackers.

The Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa. is the final resting place of the 40 passengers and crew - sacred ground and a monument to the sacrifice they made.

Since 1998, a black-and-white photo has appeared every Monday in staff photographer Tom Gralish’s “Scene Through the Lens” photo column in The Inquirer’s local news section. Here are the most recent, in color:

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