2001, United Airlines Flight 93 took off from Newark Airport bound for San Francisco. It was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists and diverted towards Washington, D.C., with the intent of crashing the plane into either The Capitol building or the White House. After learning about the previous attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon, the passengers attempted to retake control of the plane. The passengers then forced the hijackers to crash the plane into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. On May 1, 2013, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 908, an A330-300 that was cleared for takeoff, collided with an ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft on the taxiway. The ERJ-145 lost its tail in the accident. See also New Jersey World War II Army Airfields References Sources External links Newark Liberty International Airport (official site) "World's Busiest Airport" Popular Mechanics, May 1937 How To Get To Newark Airport Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Airports in New Jersey Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Transportation in Elizabeth, New Jersey Transportation in Newark, New Jersey Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in North America Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in New Jersey Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Buildings and structures in Newark, New Jersey Airports established in 1928 Buildings and structures in Elizabeth, New Jersey U.S. Route 1 U.S. Route 9 New Jersey Turnpike 1928 establishments in New Jersey Transportation buildings and structures in Essex County, New Jersey