Aluminium artefact from World Trade Center unveiled at Baltimore Washington Airport

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday unveiled a sheet of aluminium salvaged from the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, at the Baltimore Washington/Thurgood Marshal International Airport (BWI).

The salvaged aluminium will be on display at the airport as a significant artefact.

Andrea R. Mishoe, TSA Federal Security Director, Maryland, said, "This sacred piece of aluminium stands before us as witness to the horror of September 11, 2001, a day that changed our lives forever. It reminds us of why we are here, why we dedicate ourselves to the mission to protect travellers. Why what we do is so very important, even now, 15 years after the terrorists attacked our homeland.”



The piece of aluminium which has been placed vertically on a pentagon-shaped base measures 58 inches in length, 22 inches in width, and weighs 10 pounds. The base is handcrafted by BWI's TSA workforce, according to a TSA press release that confirmed the aluminium was from WTT One.

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“We will look at this artefact, which invites us to reflect on the past, knowing that it serves as inspiration to rededicate ourselves every day that we come to work, every day that we put on the uniform, every day that we usher travellers onward to their safe journeys,” Mishoe also said in the press release.

On September 1, an artefact from the Pentagon was also put up on display at the Dulles Airport.