The helicopter crew included pilot Ray Rivera, reporter Melinda Murphy (won an Emmy for breaking news 9/11), camera operator Chet Wilson, and Brenda Banon training. (Commentary during the LIVE event is not Melinda.) The LIVE WB11 footage features shots from both Chopper 11 – aka “Air11” from NW – and WCBS Chopper2 from South. The WB11 Empire State Building camera also captured the action, but only broadcast LIVE for a moment– as the dust cloud rose. Nevermind that WB11 left up their LIVE banner during a replay later, as seen here on CNN at 4:05 pm. Speaking of replays, see one of the Air11 LIVE shot on CNN at 4:23 pm.
Disinformation mis-using this video has spread thanks to Dave VonKleist’s “9/11: In Plane Site” (see criticism) and Jack White’s 9/11 Studies webpage. As shown on CNN, the clip is made out by inept (or “cointelpro”) conspiracy theorists to capture some big plume of suspicious smoke BEFORE the WTC 2 collapse.
Raw NIST Cumulus file: WPIX Dub1 72 (only the initiation aired LIVE before fading to WCBS Chopper2)
WB11 Chopper Air11 (WPIX-TV)
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