The Sky went Silent !

On 9/11/2001 I was working on the approach of runways 32 Left and Right at Oceana,



                                    a bright day without a cloud in the sky.



We heard on a truck radio that a plane had hit the WTC.
We all thought it was a small passenger plane and continued with our job. Not long after we heard a second plane had hit the towers. All work came to a halt as we listened to the radio.
The project manager joined us as information filtered in.
Some time later we were told to evacuate the airfield
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If you live or work near  Naval Air Station Oceana  you know it's seldom quiet jets are always taking off or landing.


But on 9/11 the skys went silent - Nothing was flying !

The airstrip was sealed off and we had a heck of a time leaving it as we had been instructed to do.
The exits had been blocked with Barricades and had Service men with weapons preventing anyone from entering or leaving. I waited at the base of the Tower until an escort came and let us off the airfield.


                     A horrible day that I wish I could forget, but need to remember !

DT.