Background: The Hijackers - Mohammed Atta
Mohammed Atta:
Dates of Birth Used:September 1, 1968
Possible Residences: Hollywood, Fla; Coral Springs, Fla; Hamburg, Germany
Notes: Believed to be a pilot
Timeline:
October 1992 - Enrolled at Hamburg Technical University in Germany;
Fall 1998 - Began sharing an apartment with another eventual hijacker, Marwan Al-Shehhi;
May 2000 - Got a Florida driver's license and bought a red Pontiac.
July 2000 - Moved to Venice, Florida and enrolled in classes at Huffman Aviation.
September 2000 - Withdrew from Hamburg Technical University;
December 2000 - attended the SimCenter flight school at the Opa-locka Airport.
February 2001 - Moved out of his residence in Hamburg, Germany; returned to Florida not long after;
May 2, 2001 - Arrived back in the United States using a visa issued in Hamburg;
@May 16, 2001 - Rented an appartment in Hollywood, Florida;
Summer 2001 - practiced flying at the Palm Beach County Airport;
August 25, 2001 - Established a frequent-flier number on the American Airlines website;
August 28, 2001 - Purchased a ticket on Flight 11 with a Visa card; assigned Seat 8D
September 10, 2001 - Flew from Portland, Maine to Boston with Abdulaziz Alomari;