<P> 8: 42: United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 with 37 passengers and seven crew members, departs 42 minutes late from Newark International Airport, bound for San Francisco International Airport . Four hijackers are aboard . </P> <P> 8: 42--8: 46 (approx .): Flight 175 is hijacked above Albany, New York, about 140 miles north of New York City, turning south . </P> <P> 8: 46: 40: Flight 11 crashes into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99 . The aircraft enters the tower intact . </P> <P> 8: 50--8: 54 (approx .): Flight 77 is hijacked above southern Ohio, turning to the southeast . </P>

What time was it when the first plane hit the twin towers