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Sharlene Bowen

Sharlene Bowen

Former Delta flight attendant aboard Flight 15, diverted to Gander, Newfoundland on 9/11; later a trauma/ER nurse at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Sep 23, 2026

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

When the Planes Came to Gander: A Flight Attendant’s 9/11 Story | Sharlene Bowen

Sep 23 · 1h 8m

Sheryl McCollum
Sheryl McCollumHOST
3:31
Charlene, when did you know on this flight something was different, something was odd?
Sharlene Bowen
Sharlene BowenGUEST
3:37
Well, we were in the air.
Sharlene Bowen
Sharlene BowenGUEST
3:39
Everything was just going normal.
Sharlene Bowen
Sharlene BowenGUEST
3:42
We were coming back from Frankfurt, Germany, coming into Atlanta.
Sharlene Bowen
Sharlene BowenGUEST
3:46
We were like five hours into the flight over the ocean.
Sharlene Bowen
Sharlene BowenGUEST
3:49
Everything's going great.
Sharlene Bowen
Sharlene BowenGUEST
3:51
We had, um, served, you know, our first meal.

36 MINS LATER

Sheryl McCollum
Sheryl McCollumHOST
39:53
They took you out where the Titanic sank.

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