Charles Burlingame
Charles Burlingame | |
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U.S. Naval Academy (BS) | |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Spouse | Sheri Burlingame |
| Relatives | Debra Burlingame (sister) |
| Military career | |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1971–1996 |
Charles Frank "Chic" Burlingame III (September 12, 1949 – September 11, 2001) was the Captain of American Airlines Flight 77, the aircraft that was crashed by terrorists into the Pentagon during the September 11 attacks.
Biography
Burlingame was born on September 12, 1949, in
Burlingame graduated with a
Burlingame retired from the Navy Reserve as a captain in 1996 and continued to work for American Airlines.[5]
He was married to an American Airlines flight attendant, Sheri Burlingame.[6] They lived in Oak Hill, Virginia.[7]
Death
Burlingame was the Captain of American Airlines Flight 77, with First Officer David Charlebois, before it was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon. Unlike the other three flights, there were no reports of anyone being stabbed or a bomb threat. He might not have been murdered by the hijackers but instead shoved to the back of the plane with the rest of the passengers. Barbara Olson, a passenger on the flight, asked her husband on her mobile phone, "What do I tell the pilot to do?" suggesting that Burlingame was next to her at the back of the aircraft. He would have turned 52 the day after the incident.[8]
Burlingame was buried in the
At the
Awards and decorations
Burlingame was awarded the
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| Naval Aviator Badge | ||
| Defense Superior Service Medal | ||
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
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National Defense Service Medal w/ one 3⁄16" Service star |
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
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| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon w/ one 3⁄16" Service star |
Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon |
Hourglass device
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Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon | Navy Expert Pistol Medal w/ Expert device |
In popular culture
- Burlingame appeared as a contestant on the Fox game show Greed that originally aired on March 10, 2000. He won $10,000 after challenging an opponent to a Terminator showdown.[12]
- Canadian actor Landy Cannon portrayed Burlingame in the Canadian TV series Mayday Season 16: Episode 2 (2016) called "9/11: The Pentagon Attack" and Air Crash Investigation Special Report Season 2: Episode 1 (2019) called "Headline News".
See also
References
- ^ Saint Paul Pioneer Press.
- ^ Charles F. Burlingame III, an Eagle Scout Archived March 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Lancaster New Era.
- ^ King, Larry; Amy S. Rosenberg, Jonathan Gelb (September 13, 2001). "Pilot whose jet hit Pentagon had worked there". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Remembering the Pentagon Victims: Charles Burlingame". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ Levine, Susan (September 13, 2001). "Flight 77: Hope Replaced by Grief; Among the Dead From Jetliner Are Lawyers and Engineers, Couples and Children". The Washington Post.
- ^ National 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (2004). "Chapter 1". 9/11 Commission Report. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Chris Smith Archived November 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Davenport, Christian; Vitkovskaya, Julie (June 19, 2019). "What's it really like to live in space? 50 astronauts share their stories". Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Charles F. Burlingame III awards Archived March 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Greed: The Series - 10 March 2000 (full episode)". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
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