Originally Posted by
EasternATC
This was in the WaPo about five years ago. It was irrelevant then; it's irrelevant now.
Really? Irrelevant in what sense? That they never had to go through with their desperate plan?
The relevancy is certainly there. It's relevant to the state of CONUS Air Defense on that day, and the mindset of the pilots involved, at a bare minimum. Beyond that, it is a fascinating and sobering read.