25 years later, Whitehorse remembers its own 9/11 emergency: Korean Air Flight 085

25 years later, Whitehorse remembers its own 9/11 emergency: Korean Air Flight 085

As chaos filled the streets of New York, Whitehorse had to deal with its own aviation scare on 9/11. Community members reflect on the event on its 25th anniversary.

How A Korean Air 747 Was Mistaken For A Fifth Hijacked Aircraft On 9/11

Hours after four airliners were hijacked on September 11, 2001, a Korean Air Boeing 747 inadvertently convinced authorities that it might be a fifth. Fighter jets were scrambled, cities were evacuated, and two governments prepared for the possibility that the aircraft would have to be shot down. The Korean Air 747 Mistaken For A Fifth […]