Date: 9/11/01

Time: Before 9:57

Photographer: Jason Ingersoll Cpl., USMC, U.S. Marine Corps

DESCRIPTION: Firefighter preparing to attack the generator trailer fire.

KEY NOTES: It appears that the bulk of the fire is behind the trailer where the diesel fuel is stored (it is reported to have been a 2000 gallon external tank). Notice the portion of the fence that is ripped down. The trailer has been pushed off of its front stand. The generally accepted theory is that the right engine of the aircraft did this.

Date: 9/11/01

Time: After 11:30 when DCFD Truck 10 took position (approximate)

Photographer: Anonymous

DESCRIPTION: Generator trailer fire extinguished.

KEY NOTES: You can see the angle to which it was moved.

Date: 9/11/01

Time: After 9:57

Photographer: Jason Ingersoll Cpl., USMC, U.S. Marine Corps

DESCRIPTION: Closer view of the side damage.

KEY NOTES: You can see the fence damage from a different angle. You can see that the tires nearest us on the trailer never burned as well as the mud flaps indicating that the fire originated and remained on the far side of the trailer.

DESCRIPTION: An airliner and pushback tractor collision.

KEY NOTES: I don't know who hit who but I presume it was at a fairly low speed. Let's say it was at 10 mph, now multiply that by 35x to get to 350 mph. The pushback tractors I found of a similar size weigh about 10-13,000 lbs. A generator trailer similar to the Pentagon one made by the same manufacturer is approx. 39,500 lbs. The RB-211 engine weighs approximately 10,000 pounds. It is my personal belief that the impact into that generator trailer would have separated an engine from the wing. To the right is a Boeing engine that was separated in an airline crash and tumbled. It is still essentially intact. At the very least I would definitely expect to see some debris in front of the trailer if it was an engine that hit it.

DESCRIPTION: A similar unit by the same manufacturer.