After the hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers on the morning of 9/11, the airspace over the USA was closed, and all planes were forced to land.

38 of the 5,000 planes in the air at that time, carrying 7,000 passengers from all over the world, were diverted to the tiny town of Gander in the far-eastern corner of Newfoundland, Canada.

The town’s population instantly doubled, and for the next 5 days locals (Newfies) volunteered to work around the clock to feed, clothe and provide customised care for the "Plane People”, proving the human capacity for kindness and generosity is even greater than the capacity for violence.

Jacob shares the story with Michelle Andrews from the Shameless podcast.

We listen to Shameless every week and we think you should too https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/shameless/id1352875216

Michelle recommends you listen to the Hamish Blake episode of her podcast The Books That Changed My Life https://link.chtbl.com/tesXPziB

Skip straight to the story: approx 16:12

We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this:

Get tickets to see Come From Away in person, or watch it on Apple TV+ (or both) https://comefromaway.com.au

Read the fantastic book The Day the World came to town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-day-the-world-came-to-town-updated-edition-jim-defede/book/9780063005983.html

Watch some clips from the documentary You Are Here https://www.youareheredoc.com/videos-photos

Watch 9/11 Control the Skies, the documentary about the air control folks who safely guided all those planes to the ground https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/9-11-control-the-skies/29dVUjcWETbI

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