In the pilot episode , which aired March 4 , 2001 , rogue members of the U.S. government remotely hijack an airliner departing Boston , planning to crash it into the World Trade Center , and let anti-American terrorist groups take credit , to gain support for a new profitable war following the Cold War . The heroes ultimately override the controls , foiling the plot . The episode aired six months prior to the September 11 attacks
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September 11 attacks
The Lone Gunmen (TV series)