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Pilot Beverley Bass will never forget being in the cockpit of a Dallas-bound flight on 9/11

Summary by The Dallas Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Preston Barta, as published by Dallas Observer · September 17, 2026 · 1 min read

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Beverley Bass, the first female captain for American Airlines, was in the air when the Twin Towers were hit. Her plane and 156 passengers were diverted to Canada.

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Summary created by	The Dallas Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Preston Barta, as published by Dallas Observer
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Sep 17, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 21, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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