
Madeline 'Amy' Sweeney
Madeline 'Amy' Sweeney was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, which was hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In her final moments, she exhibited extraordinary bravery by providing crucial information about the hijackers to authorities, which ultimately helped to inform the response to the attacks. Sweeney's heroism has been honored through the establishment of an award in her name, recognizing civilian bravery.
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Madeline 'Amy' Sweeney is credited with helping authorities identify the flight's hijackers during the 9/11 attacks.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the daughter of a hero remembers the mother she lost | September 11 2001The Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-09-10


