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On September 11, 2001, Burnett boarded United Airlines Flight 93, returning home to [[San Ramon, California|San Ramon]], after a business trip.[{{cite news |last=Alderson |first=Andrew |author2=Susan Bisset |title=The extraordinary last calls of Flight UA93 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1360088/The-extraordinary-last-calls-of-Flight-UA93.html |date=October 20, 2001 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=August 24, 2008 }}] Burnett sat next to passenger [[Mark Bingham]]. Burnett called his wife, Deena, after hijackers took control of the plane. He made several phone calls to her beginning at 09:30:32 from rows 24 and 25, though he was assigned a seat in row four.[{{cite web |url=http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/flights/P200055.html |title=Summary of Flight 93 |publisher=[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] |access-date=June 23, 2008 |archive-date=December 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206013614/http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/flights/P200055.html |url-status=dead }}][{{cite web |title=Stipulation Regarding Flights Hijacked on September 11, 2001 |url=http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/ST00001A.pdf |publisher=United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |date=March 1, 2006 |page=9 |access-date=August 24, 2008 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207163520/http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/ST00001A.pdf |url-status=dead }}] Burnett explained that the plane had been hijacked by men claiming to have a bomb, and also said that a passenger had been stabbed with a knife and that he believed the bomb threat was a ruse to control the passengers.[Vulliamy, Ed (December 1, 2001). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/02/september11.terrorism1 "The real story of flight 93'Let's roll...'"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''.] He began pumping her for information about the attacks, interrupting her from time to time to tell the others nearby what she was saying. Then he hung up.[{{cite news |last=Sward |first=Susan |title=The voice of the survivors |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/21/MN190309.DTL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029163429/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/21/MN190309.DTL |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2004 |date=April 21, 2002 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=August 24, 2008}}] Upon learning of the situation, Deena, a former flight attendant, recalled her training and urged Burnett to sit quietly and not draw attention to himself. However, Burnett instead informed her that he, Mark Bingham, [[Todd Beamer]], and [[Jeremy Glick]] were forming a plan to take the plane from the hijackers, and leading other passengers in this effort.[[https://news.yahoo.com/unexpected-legacy-left-by-hero-of-flight-93.html "Unexpected legacy left by hero of Flight 93"]. [[Yahoo! News]]. September 2, 2011.] He ended his last call by saying, "Don't worry, we're going to do something."[{{cite web| url = http://www.tomburnettfoundation.org/transcript.html| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130415232420/http://www.tomburnettfoundation.org/transcript.html| url-status = usurped| archive-date = April 15, 2013| title = Transcript of Tom's last calls to Deena}}][ Burnett and several other passengers stormed the cockpit, foiling the hijackers' plan to crash the plane into the [[White House]] or the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol Building]].][{{Cite book|chapter=The Attack Looms |url=http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/report/911Report_Ch7.htm |year=2004 |title=9/11 Commission Report |publisher=National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States |access-date=2011-09-01}}] To prevent the passengers from gaining control of the plane, the hijackers crashed it in a [[Pennsylvania]] field, killing all 44 people on board.[{{Clear}}] |
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On September 11, 2001, Burnett boarded United Airlines Flight 93, returning home to [[San Ramon, California|San Ramon]], after a business trip.[{{cite news |last=Alderson |first=Andrew |author2=Susan Bisset |title=The extraordinary last calls of Flight UA93 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1360088/The-extraordinary-last-calls-of-Flight-UA93.html |date=October 20, 2001 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=August 24, 2008 }}] Burnett sat next to passenger [[Mark Bingham]]. Burnett called his wife, Deena, after hijackers took control of the plane. He made several phone calls to her beginning at 09:30:32 from rows 24 and 25, though he was assigned a seat in row four.[{{cite web |url=http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/flights/P200055.html |title=Summary of Flight 93 |publisher=[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] |access-date=June 23, 2008 |archive-date=December 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206013614/http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/flights/P200055.html |url-status=dead }}][{{cite web |title=Stipulation Regarding Flights Hijacked on September 11, 2001 |url=http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/ST00001A.pdf |publisher=United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |date=March 1, 2006 |page=9 |access-date=August 24, 2008 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207163520/http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/notablecases/moussaoui/exhibits/prosecution/ST00001A.pdf |url-status=dead }}] Burnett explained that the plane had been hijacked by men claiming to have a bomb, and also said that a passenger had been stabbed with a knife and that he believed the bomb threat was a ruse to control the passengers.[Vulliamy, Ed (December 1, 2001). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/02/september11.terrorism1 "The real story of flight 93'Let's roll...'"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''.] He began pumping her for information about the attacks, interrupting her from time to time to tell the others nearby what she was saying. Then he hung up.[{{cite news |last=Sward |first=Susan |title=The voice of the survivors |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/21/MN190309.DTL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029163429/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/21/MN190309.DTL |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2004 |date=April 21, 2002 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=August 24, 2008}}] Upon learning of the situation, Deena, a former flight attendant, recalled her training and urged Burnett to sit quietly and not draw attention to himself. However, Burnett instead informed her that he, Mark Bingham, [[Todd Beamer]], and [[Jeremy Glick]] were forming a plan to take the plane from the hijackers, and leading other passengers in this effort.[[https://news.yahoo.com/unexpected-legacy-left-by-hero-of-flight-93.html "Unexpected legacy left by hero of Flight 93"]. [[Yahoo! News]]. September 2, 2011.] He ended his last call by saying, "Don't worry, we're going to do something."[{{cite web| url = http://www.tomburnettfoundation.org/transcript.html| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130415232420/http://www.tomburnettfoundation.org/transcript.html| url-status = usurped| archive-date = April 15, 2013| title = Transcript of Tom's last calls to Deena}}][ Burnett and several other passengers stormed the cockpit, foiling the hijackers' plan to crash the plane into the [[White House]] or the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol Building]].][{{Cite book|chapter=The Attack Looms |url=http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/report/911Report_Ch7.htm |year=2004 |title=9/11 Commission Report |publisher=National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States |access-date=2011-09-01}}] To prevent the passengers from gaining control of the plane, the hijackers crashed it in a [[Pennsylvania]] field, killing all 44 people on board.[{{Clear}}] |
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