i Network (PAX-TV) to Air World Premiere of 'Portrait of Courage: The Untold Story of Flight 93'

i Network (PAX-TV) to Air World Premiere of 'Portrait of Courage: The Untold Story of Flight 93'

DENVER, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- "Beware cockpit intrusion. Two aircraft hit World Trade Center": This cryptic message appeared at 9:23 AM on Captain Jason Dahl's in-flight computer screen on September 11, 2001. By 9:28 AM, the terrorists had taken control of United Flight 93. However, a heroic group of passengers aboard the flight fought back against their captors, in what has been called America's first strike against terrorism.

Recently revealed critical details have been painstakingly combined to create a moving and inspiring TV documentary, "Portrait of Courage: The Untold Story of Flight 93." This TV special hosted by actor Michael Flynn will make its world premiere Monday, February 13 at 7 PM EST/PST (6 PM MST/CST) on the i Network, formerly PAX-TV. An encore presentation will air on Saturday, February 25 at 8 PM EST/PST (7 PM MST/CST).

This docudrama features exclusive interviews, the actual voice recording from the Cleveland, Ohio Air Traffic Control Center, and newly released forensic evidence of what occurred during the final 30 minutes of that fateful flight. Produced by Grizzly Adams Productions (GAP) in association with Total Living Network, the documentary is based in part on the book "Fighting Back" by Deena Burnett, wife of passenger Tom Burnett. Mrs. Burnett shares the moving details of the four in-flight calls from her husband that morning.

Flynn shares compelling details about those on board: a strategic business planner, an NCAA judo champion, an ex-detective, a former paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, a Navy veteran, a skilled pilot, an emergency medical technician, and two men trained in hand-to-hand combat. "It was almost as if someone had handpicked a group of people that could carry out an insurrection against the hijackers," says Washington correspondent Gregory Gordon of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

In the program, friends and family members of the passengers and crew share personal recollections about the unique abilities their heroic loved ones possessed, making them a gifted group - exceptionally prepared for the good versus evil battle in the sky that day. Interviewees include: Deena Burnett; Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93's Captain Jason Dahl; and airline pilot David Dosch, Captain Dahl's best friend. Others share their insights and sustaining faith, including telephone operator Lisa Jefferson, who shared an emotional recital of the Lord's Prayer with Todd Beamer before his final call to arms, "Let's roll!"

"The more we learn about the terrorists' plans and targets for that day, the greater the significance of the valor displayed by the passengers and crew," says Supervising Producer Chuck Sellier. "Telling their story is one way we can commemorate their lives."

Grizzly Adams Productions, named after its long-running NBC-TV series "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," has over the past 30 years produced more than 500 family-friendly TV specials, features, series, and episodes for NBC, CBS, PAX, Discovery and other networks.

Contact:

Ann Strauss
(970) 663-3820

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Source: Grizzly Adams Productions

CONTACT: Ann Strauss, Grizzly Adams Productions, +1-970-663-3820

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