For a little diversion, and for the tin-foil crowd, I put together a little information I culled from my 9/11 Hijackers’ Timeline (Excel). The timeline is something I did a few years ago. I basically just put in any information I found about any of the hijackers into the timeline. After the 9/11 Commission report came out I had a ton of info. I wasn’t always good at putting in my sources. I was doing it for myself, and just looking for patterns.
The main pattern I found was consistent problems with the timeline for the so-called “muscle hijackers”. For example, when did they first arrive in the United States and where did they live? I also discovered quite a lot more airplane training than the public knows about. Twelve of the hijackers are rumored to, or definitely did, receive flight training. Six of them had FAA pilot’s licenses, and one had a mechanic’s certification as well. I discovered this all through Lexis-Nexis property searches.
In any case, I found all of these facts somewhere, even if I can’t remember where anymore. Creative googling will probably corroborate most of what follows. Below you will find, for each of the 19 hijackers, their aliases (to assist you in any googling), the flight training (if any), the day the government says they first arrived in this country, and all citations I could find that suggest they were here earlier.
Also note that references to the Pensacola airbase just mean that the hijackers listed that as their address on their driver’s licenses. It is no guarantee that they actually trained there.
Flight 11
Mohammed Atta
Aliases: Amanulla Atta Mohammed
Pilot training: “Air Force spokesman Col. Ken McClellan said a man named Mohamed Atta had once attended the International Officer’s School at Maxwell/Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.”
Date reported to enter U.S.: 6/3/2000
Activities that predate entry date: BJ’s Wholesale Club, a store in Hollywood, Florida, later tells the FBI that Atta may have held a BJ’s membership card since at least this time (September 1999), reportedly seen frequently at Portland Me. Library this spring (2000), Late April to mid-May (2000) Atta reportedly has a very strange meeting with Johnelle Bryant of the US Department of Agriculture.
Flight 11
Waleed Alshehri
Aliases:
Pilot training: graduated from Embry-Riddle School in 1997, according to Miami Herald (9/15/01)
Date reported to enter U.S.: 3/23/01, variously 4/23/01
Activities that predate entry date: Waleed Alshehri lived with Ahmed Alghamdi in Florida for seven months in 1997- Telegraph, pilot training noted above. Lexis-Nexis shows Waleed Alshehri is renting a house on Orrin Street in Vienna, Virginia in 1999.
Flight 11
Abdul Alomari
Aliases: Abdul Aziz al Omari
Pilot training:
Date reported to enter U.S. 5/29/01
Activities that predate entry date: none
Flight 11
Wail Ashehri
Aliases:
Pilot training:
Date reported to enter U.S.:6/8/01
Activities that predate entry date: none
Flight 11
Satam Al Suqami
Aliases: Satam Alsugami
Pilot training:
Date reported to enter U.S.: 3/23/01, variously 4/23/01.
Activities that predate entry date: At least six unconnected people later claim they recognize hijackers Satam Al Suqami and Salem Alhazmi living in San Antonio, Texas, until this month February 2001). The management of an apartment building says the two men abandoned their leases at about this time, and some apartment residents recognize them. However, all the witnesses say that Suqami was going by Alhazmi’s name, and vice versa! One pilot shop employee recognizes Alhazmi as a frequent visitor to the store and interested in a 757 or 767 handbook, though he also says Alhazmi used Suqami’s name.
Flight 175
Marwan Alshehhi
Aliases: Marwan al Shehhi, Marwan Yousef Alshehhi
Pilot training: described in 9/11 Report
Date reported to enter U.S.: 5/29/01
Activities that predate entry date: none
Flight 175
Fayez Banihammad
Aliases: aka Fayez Ahmed, aka Faiez S. Ahmed, aka Ahmed S. Faiez, Fayez Ahmad Al Shehri
Pilot training: Spartan Aeronautic School, Tulsa OK, Lexis-Nexis Pilot Number: A0013056
Date reported to enter U.S.: 6/27/01
Activities that predate entry date: training in Tulsa.
Flight 175
Hamza al Ghamdi
Aliases:
Pilot training:
Date reported to enter U.S.:5/2/01 (9/11 Commission), 5/28/01 (FBI), 6/2/01 (FBI), 6/28/01 (Sun-Sentinel)
Activities that predate entry date: (January 2001) Hijackers Hamza Alghamdi and Mohand Alshehri rent a post office box in Delray Beach, Florida, according to the Washington Post. Yet FBI Director Mueller later claims they don’t enter the country until May 28, 2001
Flight 175
Ahmed al Ghamdi
Aliases:
Pilot training: Pensacola NAS
Date reported to enter U.S.: 5/2/01 (9/11 Commission).
Activities that predate entry date: Waleed Alshehri lived with Ahmed Alghamdi in Florida for seven months in 1997- Telegraph. Hijackers Ahmed Alghamdi, Majed Moqed, Hani Hanjour, and Nawaf Alhazmi stay (mid-March 2001) four days in the Fairfield Motor Inn, Fairfield, Connecticut. They meet with Eyad M. Alrababah, a Jordanian living in Bridgeport who has been charged with providing false identification to at least 50 illegal aliens. This meeting takes place about six weeks before the FBI says Moqed and Alghamdi enter the US.
Flight 175
Mohald al Shehri
Aliases:
Pilot training: FlightSafety International school in Vero Beach
Date reported to enter U.S.: 5/28/01 (FBI), 6/28/01 (Sun-Sentinel)
Activities that predate entry date: (January 2001) Hijackers Hamza Alghamdi and Mohand Alshehri rent a post office box in Delray Beach, Florida, according to the Washington Post. Yet FBI Director Mueller later claims they don’t enter the country until May 28, 2001
Flight 93
Ziad Jarrah
Aliases:
Pilot training: explained by 9/11 Commission
Date reported to enter U.S. 6/1/00
Activities that predate entry date: none
Flight 93
Ahmed Alnami
Aliases: Ahmed al Nami
Pilot training: Pensacola NAS
Date reported to enter U.S. 5/28/01
Activities that predate entry date: none, but he does have an driver’s license address at Pensacola NAS.
Flight 93
Saeed Alghamdi
Aliases: Saeed al Ghamdi
Pilot training: FlightSafety address in Vero Beach, pilot’s license, Pensacola NAS
Date reported to enter U.S. 6/27/01
Activities that predate entry date: none, but he does have an driver’s license address at Pensacola NAS.
Flight 93
Ahmed Alhaznawi
Aliases: Ahmad al Haznawi
Pilot training:
Date reported to enter U.S. 6/8/01
Activities that predate entry date: shows up in Florida in April 2001 (Palm Beach Post 10/15/01)
Flight 77
Hani Hanjour
Aliases:
Pilot training: explained in 9/11 Commission Report
Date reported to enter U.S. 10/3/1991
Activities that predate entry date: none
Flight 77
Nawaf al Hamzi (San Diego Hijacker)
Aliases: Nawaf al Hazmi
Pilot training: explaned in 9/11 Commission Report
Date reported to enter U.S. 1/15/00
Activities that predate entry date: none
Flight 77
Khalid Almihdhar (San Diego Hijacker)
Aliases: Khalid al Mihdhar,Khalid bin Muhammed bin ‘Abdallah al-Mihdhar
Pilot training: explained in 9/11 Commission report
Date reported to enter U.S.: 1/15/00, then left came back on 7/4/01 (arrives in NYC on SA Airlines Flight 53- continues to AZ (but 9/11 Report says he stayed in Paterson, NJ))
Activities that predate entry date: none
Flight 77
Majed Moqed
Aliases: Majed Moqued
Pilot training:
Date reported to enter U.S. 6/2/01
Activities that predate entry date: Hijackers Ahmed Alghamdi, Majed Moqed, Hani Hanjour, and Nawaf Alhazmi stay four days (mid-March 2001) in the Fairfield Motor Inn, Fairfield, Connecticut. They meet with Eyad M. Alrababah, a Jordanian living in Bridgeport who has been charged with providing false identification to at least 50 illegal aliens. This meeting takes place about six weeks before the FBI says Moqed and Alghamdi enter the US. Flew from London to Washington on 5/2/01.(Sun-Sentinel) In May 2001, travelled to Fairfield, CT On May 8th, travelled to Fairfield, CT. On May 9th travelled to Patterson, NJ.
Flight 77
Salem Alhazmi
Aliases: Salem al Hamzi
Pilot training: FAA airmen list (Lexis-Nexis)
Date reported to enter U.S. 6/29/01 (FBI)
Activities that predate entry date: Reportedly lived in San Antonio. At least six unconnected people later claim they recognize hijackers Satam Al Suqami and Salem Alhazmi living in San Antonio, Texas, until this month. The management of an apartment building says the two men abandoned their leases at about this time, and some apartment residents recognize them. However, all the witnesses say that Suqami was going by Alhazmi’s name, and vice versa! One pilot shop employee recognizes Alhazmi as a frequent visitor to the store and interested in a 757 or 767 handbook, though he also says Alhazmi used Suqami’s name.
Corroborating Lexis-Nexis Results
Flight 11
Name: ALSHEHRI, WALEED (MALE)
Social Security Number: 000-00-XXXX
Consumer Name Last Updated: 11/16/1999
Address:
3864 LONG GROVE LN
DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32119-8630
Address Type: SINGLE FAMILY
Address Created: 11/16/1999
Address Updated: 11/16/1999
On File Since: 11/16/1999
Date Vendor Record Last Updated: 11/16/1999
Name: ALSHEHRI, WALEED AHMED
Also Known As:
SHEHRI, WALEED A; AL, SHEHRI WALEED
Social Security Number: 595-43-XXXX
Address:
502 ORRIN STREET
VIENNA, VA 22180-4834
Address Updated: 2/1/1999
Previous Addresses:
1690 DUNN AVENUE APT. 307
DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114-1474
Address Updated: 1/1/1995
Telephone: 238-6082
On File Since: 7/1/1994
Flight 175
Name: ALSHEHHI, MARWAN
Address:
4890 POMPANO ROAD
VENICE, FL 34293-7843
Address Updated: 8/1/2000
On File Since: 8/1/2000
FAA PILOTS DIRECTORY
Name: ALSHEHHI, MARWAN YOUSEF
Address:
3389 SHERIDAN ST # 256
HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021-3606
Pilot Number: A4211367
FAA Region: SOUTHERN
Certification Class:
COMMERCIAL PILOT
Rating:
AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND COMMERCIAL PILOT
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND PRIVATE PILOT
Medical Class: THIRD CLASS
Medical Exam Date: 7/2000
Medical Expiration Date: 7/2003
Flight 175
Name: ALGHAMDI, AHMED (MALE)
Social Security Number: 427-81-XXXX
Consumer Name Last Updated: 11/3/2000
Address:
9975 UNIVERSITY PKWY APT 84
PENSACOLA, FL 32514-5463
Address Type: HIGH-RISE/APARTMENT
Address Created: 8/30/2000
Address Updated: 8/30/2000
Previous Addresses:
209 S 29TH AVE APT 128
HATTIESBURG, MS 39401-7122
Address Type: HIGH-RISE/APARTMENT
Address Created: 11/3/2000
Address Updated: 11/3/2000
Birthdate: 1975
On File Since: 11/3/2000
Date Vendor Record Last Updated: 11/3/2000
Flight 93
FAA PILOTS DIRECTORY
Name: JARRAH, ZIAD
Address:
4641 BOUGAINVILLA DR
LAUD BY SEA, FL 33308-3616
Pilot Number: A4207695
FAA Region: SOUTHERN
Certification Class:
PRIVATE PILOT
Rating:
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND PRIVATE PILOT
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE PRIVATE PILOT
Medical Class: FIRST CLASS
Medical Exam Date: 7/2000
Medical Expiration Date: 1/2001
Flight 93
Name: ALGHAMDI, SAEED (MALE)
Social Security Number: 000-00-XXXX
Consumer Name Last Updated: 3/6/1998
Address:
2730 FLIGHT SAFETY DR
VERO BEACH, FL 32960-7945
Address Type: HIGH-RISE/APARTMENT
Address Created: 3/6/1998
Address Updated: 3/6/1998
Flight 93
Name: ALGHAMDI, SAEED (MALE)
Social Security Number: 000-00-XXXX
Consumer Name Last Updated: 10/28/1997
Address:
4710 PRIETO DR APT 707
PENSACOLA, FL 32506-6657
Address Type: HIGH-RISE/APARTMENT
Address Created: 10/28/1997
Address Updated: 10/28/1997
Telephone: (561) 569-7365
On File Since: 3/6/1998
Date Vendor Record Last Updated: 3/6/1998
Flight 77
FAA PILOTS DIRECTORY
Name: AL HAZMI, SULAIMAN SALEM
Address:
PO BX 167 TECHNICAL TRAINING DE
JEDDA, SAUDI ARABIA
Pilot Number: A0015099
FAA Region: EUROPEAN
Certification Class:
MECHANIC
Rating:
AIRFRAME MECHANIC
POWERPLANT MECHANIC
Fayez Banihammad
aka Fayez Ahmed
aka Ahmed S. Faiez
aka Faiez S. Ahmed
Fayez Ahmad Al Shehri
Spartan Aeronautic School, Tulsa OK
Pilot Number: A0013056
