She had never seen bodies fall from the 110-story twin towers, or planes slam into the buildings and cause them to crumble.
The planes then strafed right through the 2nd Platoon position, but again caused no casualties.
That plane would be 100 tons lighter than the A380 but would still cause problems for airports.
China insists that Washington is entirely responsible for the incident and that the American plane caused the collision.
The plane caromed off the ship into the sea but caused considerable topside damage and inflicted 26 casualties, including five dead.
The plane descended rapidly and ended up hitting trees, causing it to break into multiple pieces as it crashed.
The building was mostly empty, and the plane, a six-seater, caused little damage and no fire.
Congress has appropriated $20 billion for recovery, but the money must be shared with Pennsylvania and Washington, where hijacked planes also caused damage.
As they punch through clouds, the plane causes a drop in temperature turning the cloud's water droplets into ice.
In some cases, planes can cause snowfall at a rate of two inches/hr.