Smoke no longer obscured the view from the air. 6 World Trade Center is toward top center; note the large, dark hole in its roof. 5 World Trade Center (Dean Witter Building) sits to its left. 4 World Trade Center (Commodities Exchange Building) is immediately above 5 World Trade Center.

Light reflected from the large white tent housing the Fire Department of New York staging ground at West and Vesey Streets caused a localized distortion in this image.

Note: north is at the bottom of this image.

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