September 11
2001
The September 11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly referred to as 9/11, were a series of coordinated terrorist events executed by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001. These attacks targeted the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a thwarted attempt which ended in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost, and the repercussions reshaped global security and foreign policy. Read more
1984
Aeroflot Flight 3352 (Omsk runway collision)
In the pre-dawn hours of September 11, 1984, a Tupolev Tu‑154 operating as Aeroflot Flight 3352 landed at Omsk Tsentralny Airport and collided with heavy runway maintenance vehicles that were working on the active strip. The impact tore the airliner apart and ignited a deadly fire; investigators later blamed a chain of human and procedural failures — a cleared runway that was not actually clear, night‑shift fatigue in air traffic control, inadequate lighting and radio contact for ground crews, and systemic weaknesses in how airport maintenance was authorized and supervised. Read more
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