Burlingame was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 77 , with First Officer David Charlebois , before it was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon . Unlike the other three flights , there were no reports of anyone being stabbed or a bomb threat and he might not have been murdered by the hijackers but shoved to the back of the plane with the rest of the passengers , according to Barbara Olson , a passenger on the flight , who asked her husband on her mobile : " What do I tell the pilot to do ? " suggesting Burlingame was next to her at the back of the aircraft . He would have turned 52 the day after the incident
American Airlines Flight 77
American Airlines Flight 77
Charles Burlingame