# The Airplanes used in Terrorist Act...

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 12, 2001, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-airplanes-used-in-terrorist-act/81152 "2001-09-12T20:40:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![BuddhaDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@BuddhaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddhaDog)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-airplanes-used-in-terrorist-act/81152/1 "2001-09-12T20:40:59Z")

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Were, if I recall, **United** Airlines and **American** Airlines, as in **United** States of **America**.

Did they choose these on purpose because of their names?

Or am I reading too much into this.

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**Author:** ![TexasSpur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@TexasSpur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexasSpur)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-airplanes-used-in-terrorist-act/81152/2 "2001-09-12T20:47:09Z")

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probably reading way too much into it.

I believe they are the two largest airlines in the country making them the most likely since there are more of them.