America at War

October 31, 2001

Virgin Atlantic Capt. Ian Belmore opens a newly installed armor-plated cockpit door on a Boeing 747 aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport. The doors, which are bullet-, heat- and shock-proof, are among several security measures added to the airline's jets in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings.

               
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Sean Dempsey - AFP