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topic: flight schools.... sorted by: most recent to past
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| 1 | TRACES OF TERRORISM: THE WARNINGS; F.B.I. Knew for Years About Terror Pilot Training | archived: ref 273 |
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| New York Times May 18, 2002 |
The F.B.I. had been aware for several years that Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network were training pilots in the United States and elsewhere around the world, according to court records and interviews at flight schools and with federal law enforcement officials. | |||||
| 2 | Eagan flight trainer wouldn't let unease about Moussaoui rest | archived: ref 255 |
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| Star Tribune (MN) December 21, 2001 |
When a Twin Cities flight instructor phoned the FBI last August to alert the agency that a terrorist might be taking lessons to fly a jumbo jet, he did it in a dramatic way: "Do you realize how serious this is?" the instructor asked an FBI agent. "This man wants training on a 747. A 747 fully loaded with fuel could be used as a weapon!" | |||||
| 3 | Alleged Hijackers May Have Trained at U.S. Military Bases | archived: ref 313 |
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| Newsweek September 17, 2001 |
U.S. military sources have given the FBI information that suggests five of the alleged hijackers of the planes that were used in Tuesday's terror attacks received training at secure U.S. military installations in the 1990s. | |||||