Twin Shafts of Light Reach Skyward

A photograph that gets to the heart of the loss amidst the staggering beauty of the New York City skyline.

Plane & Pilot

Friday, September 10, 2021 at 10:17 AM ET

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This week's Plane & Pilot Photo of the Week features New York City's "Tribute in Light" from Bayonne, New Jersey.
The photo was taken by Anthony Quintano during a September 11th commemoration in 2014.
It visually marks the location where the Twin Towers stood before their destruction in the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001.

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This week’s Plane & Pilot Photo of the Week is a shot of the New York City Skyline taken from Bayonne, New Jersey, by Anthony Quintano during a September 11^th commemoration in 2014. It shows the twin shafts of light emanating from where the Twin Towers had stood thirteen years prior, before they were destroyed by terrorists flying highjacked commercial airliners into them on September 11, 2001.