American Reacts to 9/11 Gander, Newfoundland | Operation Yellow Ribbon (Part 1) 

Actually I don’t believe Americans ever knew about all of the generosity that was given by the Newfoundlanders (and across Canada and Europe ) . When thanking the world, Canada was not mentioned by the US. I vividly remember that.

It both saddens and angers me that the majority of American are not aware of how often we have their backs. I wish they were more like you Tyler, willing to learn about what makes our countries relationship so special.😊

I think you might not realize how much Canadians know about 9/11. We watched it live just like Americans. We were glued to our TVs and news shows for weeks and months afterwards, just like Americans. We knew people who were in the buildings or in New York on the day. It affected us as it affected people all across the US. We all remember where we were on that day. And flying and security changed just as much for us as it did for America after 9/11 because our countries are so interconnected. In general, Canadians are very in tune with the news out of the US even if Americans don't usually know what's happening in Canada.

As an American, the kindness of the people of Newfoundland, and Canada as a whole, on that fateful day always warms my heart. It shows me that maybe, just maybe, the world isn’t as bad as I think it is. That human kindness, and love, can truly prevail. If any Newfies or any other Canadian sees this: Thank you.

Thank you Canada for your service to the tragedy. This from an Ohioan.❤ Not all of us were ignorant to your contribution to your cousins to the south. Bless you.

Canada was there for America on 9/11. Canada was there for America during the 1979 hostage crisis in Iran. Canada was there for America on D-Day.

My blood still boils when I think of Bush's speech. He thanked everyone and their dogs but not the country that helped the US the most. If that's not taking Canada for granted, I don't know what is!

As an Albertan, I had the honour of going to the Gander Airport last year. A place that speaks so much......gave me goosebumps when I read: On the first day, we had 7,000 strangers. On the Third day we had 7,000 friends. On the fifth day, we had 7,000 family members. This is the epitome of being Canadian.

As a Canadian who has traveled across Canada, there was never a question that the people in Gander would be standing there with open arms to help. That's who Canadians are and we are proud to be Canadians.

Thank you Canada! Your empathy and integrity will never be forgotten!❤

I lived in Gander at the time. We were as shocked and horrified as everyone else watching the news that morning, but as soon as word spread that thousands of people were going to be coming into our town in need of food, shelter, and comfort basically everyone just rolled up their sleeves and got to work. Company's here unannounced and you didn't plan for it, but they're distraught and in need, so we just do what we do. Find them beds, cook them food, and try to make this tough time as comfortable as possible. This is what we do for our own people when tragedy strikes, so it was just a matter of scale. I don't mean to lionize my own people, but this is one thing that Newfoundlanders do right: when someone's in trouble, you rally around and help, no questions asked. There'll be time for talking about how and why when you've got a warm bed and a hot meal.

Gander's airport was the largest on the planet in 1940 and played a crucial role in ferrying aircraft from North America to Britain during the WWII.

As a Canadian, this is my biggest frustration with most Americans. They have no clue what happens outside their own country. When this happened I and I’m sure every other Canadian was so damned proud that day that we could help our neighbours this way. And from the US? Crickets. You are right. This was barely acknowledged apart from those directly affected. I know the US was understandably focused on New York. But after the fact, it would have been nice that Canada stepped up and help our friends. And that Gander in particular deserves praise.

God bless you Canada. Thanks for being such good neighbors. We don’t deserve you.

A lot of the people who DID land in Gander do know how important it was and remember it. A lot of them still make trips to Newfoundland to today to thank people there.

I'm Canadian, from the Atlantic provinces. The people of Gander & the neighboring communities are Angels. What they did for the stranded passengers went above & beyond just the bare necessities. It's a shame more people don't know about what they did. Thankfully, the Hit Broadway show 'Come From Away' help spread this remarkable story. There's a documentary about it, "You Are Here: A Come from Away Story" 2018, focusing on the events of 9/11, the Newfoundlanders, some of the passengers & the week they spent there. Irene Sankoff & David Hein writing the musical & finishing in New York on Broadway.

My dad, a police officer in Canada was golfing with his officers on 9/11. He remembers going to the clubhouse after 9 holes and seeing the first tower getting hit. After hole 12 they were all called in to head to the airport. Every plane in Ontario and Northern USA came to land in our city and my dad and the other officers had to search them for bombs and weapons. He told me the scariest part was going into the planes not knowing who or what was on board the plane.

You need to go see the play “Come From Away” which is all about this event in Gander, to fully appreciate what the people of Gander did for strangers. They are the best of Canada in every way. The people of Newfoundland and Labrador are the friendliest of us for sure. I’m so proud to be Canadian.

I am from gander, and every year we remember 911 and the braveness of every one involved (the good people)

God bless Canada for their generosity and compassion on that tragic day. As an American I would like to say THANK YOU! ❤️

And it wasn’t just Gander. Planes landed all across Canada. The planes on the west coast landed here in Vancouver. And we had no idea if the planes landing has terrorists.

I'm from Ontario. I've been to lots of places in my country and abroad, and I can say that the people of Newfoundland are, without a doubt, one of the world's greatest hidden gems. The beautiful, rugged, landscape and colourful maritime houses, are just an added bonus.

You'll not be disappointed by the rest of this doc. 150+ planes landed under Gander ATC control. Not all landed at Gander itself. Btw, Gander was an alternative landing strip for the space shuttle. WW2 Allied aircraft departed Gander for Europe after topping up.

Kind of mind blowing for people who don’t know. We rock up here 😊

Even as a Canadian, I knew none of this UNTIL the live musical "COME FROM AWAY" took Canada by storm like 10 years ago. It was the first ever live theater production I ever saw. I was so moved by the story and music that I immediately purchased the "Come From Away" album on iTunes WHILE I was still in the theater (after the show finished). Heart-wrenching, but it gives detailed experiences of actual passengers and Gander citizens who were involved. I had no idea about Gander's role after 9/11 until that musical.

We wondered how long it would take to cover this amazing story, and its message of what good neighbourliness really means. As I was flying from Canada to the UK as the terrorist attack took place, my aeroplane was diverted to Hamburg as UK airspace was also closed. We knew nothing until the flight landed, having assumed there was some huge issue with the weather. Hamburg's authorities also welcomed us and treated us well for three days. The world appeared to forget their differences during the 9/11 crisis. A great message for Christmastide.

Newfoundland was a special case. In the rest of the country, when planes were diverted there, the American passsengers could get on busses and trains and travel home. But since Nfld. is an island, there was no place for the people to go. They had to shelter in place there. And the people of Gander, may God bless them forever, rose to the occasion in a rare show of compassion. There are two more stories that should be told. The first is that not all people stayed in shelters in schools and churches, because so many families simply showed up at the shelters and said they had beds in their home for x number of people and they simply took whole families home with them. And the story that moves me even more is that children went through their own toys and chose special things to give to the children who had landed so they would have something to play with and call their own while their world disintegrated around them.

My Uncle was an air traffic controller in Calgary during this. One of there plains that was heading for new york at the time had input the wrong callsign. They wern't answering the radio. Two F-16s pulled up beside them before my uncle called the US department of defense and explaned the situation. He saved 400 people and none of them even knew.

Our Canadian brothers had our backs on 9/11 and Americans who know about their generousity will never forget it. We ♥️ our Northern neighbors normally, but in our greatest hour of need they really stepped up to help out above & beyond.

I was a 30 year old American on 9/11. So a full ass adult able to understand things. I was also a mom, busy trying to comfort young kids, and lived on the other side of the country. So when I learned about this about a month ago, I thought it was just me that missed this story I’m so sorry it has taken us so long to hear about this.

As a Canadian on the east coast, not Newfoundland, it is gratifying to watch as you learn about what happened outside your country,on that beautiful September morning. In our province we too opened up our schools and community centres and used school buses to transport travellers around to other communities in order to house these displaced people till the skies reopened and they could return to their homes. I live near a military training base and barracks were emptied and military buses deployed to carry disoriented travellers to places where they could be housed . As east coast people, we do whatever it takes to help people in difficulty. We are all neighbours. Just the way it is.

There were versions of this that happened all across Canada that day. Also MANY (thousands) of our firefighters, paramedics etc from all over the country DROVE all the way to help with search and recovery!! We also lost citizens that day 😢

My grandmother took an American family in for the week! Obviously bad circumstances that got them there, but she was still glad to have company for a cup of tea and blueberry grunt.

Just wanna say that I love you canadians, thank you for all the help you guys did - love from washingtonians

Thank you thank you Tyler ❤ from Canada for acknowledging Canada and who we are. My husband was a long-haul trucker traveling Canada and the USA from NFL to Washington and Florida to Alaska. I sometimes rode with him and was amazed at weather maps on TV at US truck stops. Home in Manitoba our TV channels' weather maps crossed the border into Minnesota and North Dakota or more and we were told we might be affected by a 'Colorado Low'. In the US nothing existed north of the 49th parallel. I cried watching this video. You are a rare and precious American. A neighbor to be treasured. May God protect your country in the up coming election. 🙏

We sent search and rescue personal. We sent fire fighters. We sent aid money and more. We hosted Americans who could not get home because of the closed borders. We did a lot that Americans don't seem to know. Sadly, even today, a lot of Americans don't know what all we did because the president at the time to chose to lump us in with the 'rest of the world' instead of thanking us individually.

I'm a Newfoundlander and remember this day very well. I was 21 and living in St. John's, the capitol city. When the plane people came to Gander, many landed in St. John's as well. We donated blankets, clothes and toiletries to the local schools and hotels where the plane people were staying. I worked at McDonald's then and remember making many meals for us to bring to the school across the street to help feed them a meal. We were glued to our TVs too. The musical, "Come From Away," is all about this story and highlights many of the amazing people who you meet in the documentary. :)

I’m from Newfoundland, born and raised. Thanks for talking about this!

We emigrated from the UK when I was a kid, and the first place we lived in Canada was Port-Au-Basques. My Mum had some serious culture shock, because she had come from post-war Salford (a very modest income area of Manchester), where people were polite and friendly, but generally kept to themselves. The day we moved into our little house, a lady came to the door with fresh cinnamon rolls, and Mum thought she was a door-to-door sales person, so she opened the door and said "No thank you, I haven't got any money." and shut it again. 😂 That same week, Mum went to the butchers and asked for a joint. The man handed her a slip of paper with a phone number on it, much to her surprise. She asked him "Don't you have any here? I thought this was the best place to get a nice joint of beef!" He blushed and asked for the paper back. The other customers were all chuckling at them. To be fair, she was only 24 at the time. These are her favourite memories of NFLD.😊

As a Canadian with young men. I actually had to get my 12 year old, counseling. I was watching when he got up for school and came to my room. We both watched the second plane hit. Trust me, it changed our Canadian lives. 😢

I live in Gander!! Let's go, been asking you to react to this for a while now, it's such a beautiful story in so many ways. My grandfather was working for like 24/7 delivering fuel to the planes as he drive an oil and gas hauler.

As a Canadian, the Gander story is well known. Newfoundlanders - actually all East coasters have a reputation for incredible hospitality and being helpful to each other. I knew a friend who told me that a long time ago when he was a broke student (pre computers!), took a summer job selling encyclopaedias door to door In Newfoundland. As you can imagine he didn't make a lot of money, and often had to sleep in his car, BUT he never went hungry. If he timed a visit anywhere around lunch or dinner, he was often invited in to eat! He said they were some of the most generous people he ever met. I have also heard that many of the people who were stranded there, have since come back to visit Gander and the people that became close friends during that scary time. ** This documentary also brought my attention the INCREDIBLE job those air traffic controllers did to get all those planes landed down AND parked safely in a very short period of time. I hope they were somehow recognized for their amazing skill. Also the comments reminded me that LOTS of other Canadian airports were taking on planes from everywhere something Canadians don't talk about much. Of course Gander sticks out because the residents were pretty much outnumbered by the stranded passengers and they somehow did an outstanding job of hosting everyone at a moment's notice. It's a great story and I can't wait for Part 2.

This is an incredible story. So incredible that a musical was written about it. This makes my heart swell , send shivers through me and tears to shed with such pride. Shows what being a Canadian means!

I remember while watching tv that an emergency broadcast came on of this horrific attack. Thankful and so proud of my neighbors standing up to help however they could. All doors were open for shelter, food and necessities to all passengers and crew's. Victims will never be forgotten. May they rest in peace.

Tyler, several Canadians died in the attack on 9-11. Many more of us (Fire Fighters, Police, Paramedics, Steel Workers & even with our search & recovery dogs) went down to New York to assist in the search & recovery efforts. To many Canadians it was a call to arms to help our American neighbors and we didn't question it. Ottawa, Canada's Capital, has a monument to the many Canadians who were lost on that terrible day.

Not only did Gander help out but hospitals in along the border of Canada helped out with the burn victims b/c the hospitals in NY were overwhelmed. I live in Toronto near a hospital and for days + days we heard helicopters coming in with burn victims, landing on the roofs of the hospitals. For a number of months Canadians could not get a hospital room when needed, we were put in beds in the halls of the hospitals but no on complained as they knew so many needed extensive help. Hospital staff work around the clock, got worn out, haven't heard any one mention that. When our prime minister at the time said no to sending our military into Iraq as there wasn't enough evidence that the attack came from there US companies punished us. Many companies ramped down + closed departments that were in Canada + many jobs were lost. I know this as I worked for an American company at the time and our department, that had the best figures of all similar departments through out the world, was closed within 3 months. That was our thanks

It blows my mind that in 2023 there are still Americans unaware of this story.

Gander was not the only town to open its airport, all airports were opened all across Canada

Well, this is one American who knows what Gander (and Newfoundland and Canada) did for the US that time. And I appreciate it and thank you. The people of Gander are amazing.

You should check out the musical, Come from Away. It’s about this event. It’s touching and wonderful. It ran on Broadway and is touring around both Canada and the US now.

Gander is a little town, but it has a large airport because in the bad old days, transatlantic flights would land there to refuel. It's also a CFB. It was also a major military Air base Most of the flights coming over to the US from Europe would have been landed in Gander because of that (and also because no one wanted strange planes flying too deep into the country for fear they would be hijacked and crashed into one of our cities). That said, many flights from Asia landed in Vancouver, and a few that were heading over the poles were landed in Yellowknife and Edmonton. All these other places are fairly large cities with hotels that were used to put the people on the flights up in. The Gander landings were special because they're such a small town, and they don't have hotel space or excess food/lots of restaurants/medical services for people. Thankfully, there's no better, kinder people in Canada than Newfies - if I was in a situation where I needed help, I'd know it would be OK if there were Newfies nearby.

I'm glad your interested in our Canadian history, we need more like you Tyler

It was the last day of work for me before my wedding, which was on Sat, Sept 15, 2001. It hit us Canadians hard as well. The US and Canada are just so intertwined. Because the flights were grounded in North America, I had a bridesmaid who could not get to my wedding, and a groomsman who managed to get one of the first flights back up and arrived within minutes of the wedding. We flew out to our honeymoon a few days later, and as we were leaving Toronto, the Air Canada pilot came on the intercom and thanked us passengers for “having the courage to step on a plane today”. Have to admit that many Canadians were a bit offended when a few days after 9/11, Bush got on TV and thanked “our closest friends, the UK”, and never said a word about your neighbours to the north and what they had done in Gander earlier that week😔 Made me so angry to see young Americans (part of the pro-Palestine protest movement), posting tik tok videos a couple of weeks ago praising Bin Laden. They have no clue just how terrifying that day was.

As an American who found out about this story in 2009(8 years old), I want to extend my gratitude to our Canadian brethren, thank you for what you did for us that fateful day, at for all you’ve done for us, I know a lot of us are ignorant to what you’ve done, but, just know that this American, mainly a Maryland citizen, very much appreciates you guys! 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦

most people don't realize how many aircraft are in the sky at any given point, and when the American skies were a No-Go zone, they had to land somewhere... and for those coming from various countries, their fuel was low, they had no ability to double back, and few airports that could handle the massive aircraft that frequently handle those flights... Gander stepped up, and that tiny little place became EVERYTHING to those people, and for days later, they fed, housed and cared for THOUSANDS of people who had nothing and no one else. Bless them.

Gander was far from the only place in Canada that took in flights bound for the US that day…it was certainly a special story, no doubt there! but, for instance, my hometown of Moncton also took in over 2000 passengers and flight crew….

Canadians are always willing to help, no matter the situation!

9-11 was HUGE to this Canadian...I saw the second plane LIVE...Holy cow! Canadians care big time... I'm glad you are educating all of us.

thrre were multiple airports in Canada that took aircraft. Hamilton airport in ontario completely ran out of ramp space due to diversions. I came in on a day off to help handle the arrivals...this is a day I will never forget.

We all should remember that there were 17 Canadian airports in total that became safe havens on September 11. Aside from Gander, 4 other locations answered the call in Newfoundland and Labrador. From tiny Deer Lake who took in 1 air craft, Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay who took in 7 to St John's who took in 21. Halifax welcomed 7,300 people off 47 airplanes. Moncton also became a safe place. It would be expected that Quebec and Ontario did their share. Other cities did their share including Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. Flights coming across the Pacific Landed at Vancouver: 34 airplanes carrying 8500 people found refuge. Whitehorse welcomed 2 and even Yellowknife had one plane land there. In total 238 planes were diverted from US air space. What I find somewhat sad (and a little insulting) a few days after the attack, George Bush is on national TV, thanking the world for their help to his country. Canada who did the most was not even mentioned.

Please don’t take this the wrong way Tyler. But of the dozens of Americans I’ve met in my 55 years. The vast majority of them are arrogant towards Canada 🇨🇦

As a Canadian I’ll never forget that day. I was at work in my dump truck in Ottawa Canada listening to the all news talk radio station when the planes struck the towers and later visited our US Embassy to place flowers from my family on the fence that surrounded it. As it turned out I even met my Uncle and his wife at the time doing the same thing because he actually lived in Ottawa while I live in a small town about 30 minutes away. It was a very emotional time for many Canadians because of our close relationship with our American neighbours. So many of us felt so helpless for them. It’s times like these that remind us all of just how close and interconnected we truly are with the United States. Lest we forget 😢 🇨🇦❤ 🇺🇸

Thank you my brother, 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Of course you had to pre-watch it to even know to make a video about it, but I could tell you were genuinely getting emotional about Gander, and that's pretty telling for having watched this at least once, probably several times already. I do remember watching documentaries about Gander 20 years ago, they also cover most of the traffic come from Europe to the East Coast in the north. Thank you my brother, the US has always been there for us Canadians, we will always be there for you too.. ❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦

Thank you Tyler for showing us how Newfoundland was involved at 911 attacks.❤❤❤❤❤❤ ❤❤❤

I'm Canadian. I still remember that date. Our RCAF F-18 authorized for supersonic and flying over my school on my way to school. We spent the entire morning watching the news at school and were then sent home. My dad was an airline pilot and he was scheduled to work that morning. He was grounded along with many flight crews. We opened our doors to stranded flight crews and passengers for a shower and a mattress. I remember going to the airport and see all the aircraft stagnant on the field.

I was born an hour and a half away from gander. I was almost 6 years old during the attacks but I vividly remember where I was and also watching it on TV. Its such the Newfoundland way to help complete strangers that are in need and we are proud to do it. We don't ask for anything in return, a thank you is plenty! We need more of this is the world today

Canadian here. I have a cousin that worked in the second tower. She went on holidays September 10th. My dad's, mom was American. I was even blessed enough to have driven between the Twin Towers. 911 shook me to the core. I remember groups of us gathering together, just to pray for our American brothers and sisters. We joined together too. This brings up sooooo much emotions.

The thing that must be noticed is that in an extremely uncertain situation, it was a" NO BRAINER" as to whether we step up. I am so grateful...natch!

I vividly remember where I was. I had just moved back to Canada on September 6th. I was getting ready at my aunt's house when she called me into her room to watch the news about the first plane and we watched the second one hit the tower. I also could not get a hold of any of my family in the US as the cell phone and line lines were busy or down from everyone panic calling. My brother, who was a lobbyist, I found out later he was in the White House that day, and all they told him was that there was a plane headed toward the building and to run. It was so insane for me and my family. I remember telling a cousin that I thought World War 3 was starting

I'm from Stephenville. Was in Gander last week. They got 86 cm of snow last Wednesday and Thursday. Most people around here are more than willing to help anyone in time of need. Nice to see this is still circulating and new people are learning of our shared history. As sad and beautiful as history can be. Cheers from Canada Tyler and thanks for the content.

The Gander Airport at one time, was the biggest airport in the world! On September 19th 2001, my parents went to Newfie for a vacation. It was my Mother's first time EVER on a plane and she refused to change her plans.

Tyler, don’t you know by now that helping is what Canada does? ❤️

I live in Australia and I knew this story not long after it happened, it seems most Americans just don't know much of anything if it's not in America.

I’m a Newfoundlander no longer living there. I remember 9-11 very well. The small town of Gander and the surrounding towns opened their homes and provided food and necessities to all these stranded travelers. The population of Gander tripled +. FYI there is a show on Broadway that tells about the friendships created by this tragedy. The show is Come From Away. You definitely need to do more coverage of this documentary. I’m sure most Americans have no idea how this tiny town opened its doors to people from all over the world. Newfoundland is Canada’s poorest province but the one with the biggest heart and one full of people with great generosity. People that live simple lives. People that will do whatever they can to help a stranger. And people that came to the aid of the USA in their greatest time of need. Think about the size of the US and the population of the US compared to the population of Canada in its entirety let alone a small town with a population of 10,000. What these citizens of Gander and the surrounding towns did was a blessing to so many.

Canadian here. For those who want the story of the generosity of Gander, Newfoundland, watch Tou Are Here. A Come From Away Story. It's on RU-vid. I watch it every September and I cry. Every. Time. It is more than a little disheartening how few Americans know about this more than 20 years later. We share a 5400km border and how many Americans can even name 5 provinces??

I was on the other coast, in Vancouver, when this happened. The metal shop my partner and I owned was under the approach path of the Vancouver airport. We watched jet after jet, some escorted by fighters, coming in to land. We soon gave up trying to work, and drove out to a road next to the airport to see all the aircraft lined up on the ground. A cop eventually came and told us to go away.

Check out the musical, Come From Away. It's a story about how the town of Gander hosted almost 7 thousand stranded passengers. I have not seen it on stage, but have watched the video. It gives me goosebumps.

I have been a subscriber of yours for a while now . As a Canadian I thoroughly enjoy your videos but I gotta tell you . I have waited for you to react to this exact documentary for a long time . This is probably one of the most amazing examples of the Canadian/American relationship. Yes there were many other Nationalities involved in Gander but most endearing and lasting moments were bonded between Canadians and Americans. What Gander achieved during the 5 or 6 days the sky's were closed over North America I'm not going to spoil it for but you have barely touched the tip of the iceberg on the humanity and truly 1 of a kind historical moments for Canada . Really looking forward to reacting to the rest of this story . Have a great day my brother to the South .

There were numerous places in Canada that these planes were directed to land. One place was a small northern Ontario town call North Bay, population at the time was about 3500. Because of the air force base there, the runway was large enough to land these big planes. I'm glad that Gander was recognized for their amazing actions in an incredibly unprecedented tragedy and threat.

Many Americans are also unaware that Gander is/was the alternate landing sites for US space missions. Also, when the Beatles first came to North America, they actually landed in Gander before continuing to New York. Gander airport is an amazing airport.

Still get choked up listening to these stories and proud of Canadas part on helping. Lived in gander for 3 years and they are wonderful people

I think this is one of your best videos ever. The air traffic controllers must have almost been having strokes. That is crazy. The fact that they could land them all and find room, is incredible.

Thanks man for learning about this.... I remember vividly the day this happened, and I remember the response Canada had. I was just seven years old, and was eating breakfast on my third day of Second grade, when my Mom screamed at my Dad from the upper floor of our house to turn the TV on to the news RIGHT NOW. as soon as my Dad did so, I saw the second plane strike the WTC... That is a sight I will NEVER forget. Then, I hear that operation Yellow Ribbon was in full effect, and my Dad was happy to hear that we were aiding in the efforts. Canada is always there to lend a hand, and Gander showed that perfectly.

9/11 felt simply surreal - I think it was all anyone talked about and watched on the news for weeks. There's a well received play called "Come From Away" about the influx of Americans to Gander, Nfld. I've read where many of the Americans who were stranded in Gander still come every year. One of the saddest scenes I remember seeing on TV was the medical personnel all waiting to help the injured hours later - and there were none.

In addition to all the wonderful comments and references to Come From Away, I am just going to copy and paste the following you may not know, too: "9 Wing is located at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Gander and is under the operational command of 1 Canadian Air Division. Among its many roles, 9 Wing Gander is responsible for providing search and rescue services throughout Newfoundland and Labrador as well as north-eastern Quebec." Our Air Force has had a strong military presence in Gander so that would have been a big help, as well. So grateful you are publishing this video. I will watch part 2 now. Thank you, Tyler!

Canada has consistently proven itself a steadfast ally of America. Time and time again we have been there for our brothers to the south. We got your back, America.

I never realized how much coordination and emergency management had to be handled in the air during that tragic day, in NY! Very impressive! I can't wait to see the continuation of that documentary with you commenting it, Tyler! Even though I am a Canadian, you help me discover amazing things about my country! And I thank you for that!☺

It makes me proud as a Canadian that we were able to help. I knew about this but not in detail. Thank you for showing it. 🇨🇦

I would say 99.99% of people in the U.S. speak very well of Canadians. We know how much nicer y'all are than most of us. The ones of us that were adults know every ally was there for us. We don't know everything that every country did. I imagine the terrible President we had didn't even know. I am so sorry President Bush didn't specifically thank Canada. I would be very angry also, especially a very small town like Gander. We are very thankful for all of the help and kindness. 🇺🇲❤️🇨🇦

As an American, Thank you all so much.

Firstly Tyler thank you for your wonderful, informative channel on my country. Being a native Newfoundlander, the generosity of it's people during this dark time in history did not surprise me. To me, Canada's response, especially Newfoundland, is one of my proudest moments as a Canadian. To me, this diversion of air traffic & how it was handled, proves good will prevail over evil & we should never lose hope. The musical, Come From Away, that opened on Broadway March 2017 was written based on Gander during 911 & it's main characters are in this documentary. It still runs to this day throughout the world. You should also check out the made for TV movie, Diverted, based on Gander during 911. Over the last few years, there have been some tense political moments between our countries. We need people like you to remind us, on both sides of the border, first & foremost we ARE allies. We have the longest, most peaceful border in the world and I for one want this to remain. Again, thank you and keep up the good work.

I was so excited to see what you were learning about Gander on 911. As you were learning, I kept saying to my screen to "Just wait!" lol

Thank you for sharing this. It was a sad, and tragic day, but it is nice to remember that amongst the horrors of the day, the goodness of people from Nfld, and around the world showed the best of humanity. Thanks for being a caring, and sharing the story. As a Canadian with lots of friends, and relatives on the east coast, and in Nfld, I could not be prouder of their actions, on that day.

Imagine if we Canadians shared the American 'me first' motto that is so popular lately.

As a child who’s father was supporting KC-97 out of Harmon AFB many decades ago.. I never forgot the kindness and good cheer from the RCMP.. Later as a military aviator, Gander was our go to place. It really didn’t surprise me when they got notice Atlantic planes were landing. The community embraced the crews and stranded passengers. That hospitality I learned as a kid was revealed in this event. I will always be thankful of the hospitality of Newfoundlanders. Best of the best.

What a horrific day that was. It’s good to know that when it comes down to it, Canadians & Americans are there for each other in times of tragedy. Canada airspace was also closed. It was eerie not hearing any planes in the sky above that day. You must find the play Come From Away & see it.

The support of Gander is an amazing story of kindness. This story is now a play called "Come from Away". It won a Tony award on broadway. I saw the play here in Toronto. It made me laugh and cry.

Watching this with you brings tears to my eyes. I remember 9/11 has if it was only yesterday. I live only 80 km away from Gander. I was working down on our beach that day, and it was such a beautiful one. We were use to seeing a scattered airplane in the sky, but not that day. Up above were dozens of airplanes just going around in circles We immediately knew right away there was something wrong , so we all took of home to watch the news, but sadly we found out about the attack on the twin towers. I will never forget the outpouring of generosity from Gander and all the surrounding communities including our town Musgrave Hr. It was the one time I can honestly say that I was proud to be a Newfoundlander.

I was an adult when it happened and i never knew all of this 🤷‍♀️ Thank you for helping! ❤

In 1986, I was a Junior in High School when the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded. I was in Algebra II, just after lunch and a person from the front office came and opened the door to whisper to our teacher about what had happened. He immediately turned on our AV equipment so we could see in real time what was happening and didn’t “sugar coat” what was going on!! Sally Ride died that day!! She was the first teacher to be accepted to go into space!! As an American teenage girl, I was devastated! Still am…That teacher, in real life, sucked at his actual job!! But, I have huge respect for him on that specific day!!!