Shortly after the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, British former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen questioned the official narrative by suggesting a plane never struck the south tower of the World Trade Center. In reality, the south tower was struck by a United Airlines Boeing 767 that had been hijacked by al Qaeda terrorists.
On September 15, 2026, the former MP shared a video on X asserting it proved a plane did not hit the south tower. The clip, which amassed over a million views on the platform from his post alone, was filmed from a helicopter approaching the Twin Towers. It shows the north tower already ablaze, followed by an explosion in the south tower with no visible plane. “Where was the plane that caused it?” Bridgen asked.
A plane visible in the full version of the video
However, Bridgen’s claims are incorrect. A reverse image search reveals a longer version of the video posted on YouTube, which was broadcast live by Chopper 4, a helicopter belonging to the US channel NBC. In this complete footage, a plane is visible as a small dot moving toward the south tower moments before the explosion. Although the collision itself is not directly visible in Bridgen’s truncated clip, this is because the plane struck the far side of the tower, which was obscured from the helicopter’s perspective.
Collision on the south side of the south tower
According to the report by the commission established by the United States to investigate the September 11 attacks, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south face of the south tower after being hijacked by terrorists. Geolocation confirms that the NBC helicopter was filming the south tower from the north, meaning the aircraft’s collision was completely hidden by the building itself.
The moment when the United Airlines Boeing 767 hit the south tower is actually visible in a number of other videos filmed from different angles on September 11, especially the video filmed by cameraman Evan Fairbanks, who was standing at the base of the south tower. This footage, which became one of the most iconic recordings of the attacks, clearly shows a plane striking the south side of the south tower.
This article was translated from the original in French by Brenna Daldorph.
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