These 9/11 Airline Recordings Are the Most Horrifying Thing I’ve Heard
9/11 is a mostly visual terror. Photos of exploding towers are synonymous with the day. But the fear, desperation, and confusion captured in this chatter between pilots, the FAA, military, and terrorists themselves are unbelievably chilling. The New York Times’ audio archive of the day’s radio communication is far more than an archive—the nightmare of…