Bipolor-Cop is actually correct, I was working the military aircraft at sector 56 New York Center on Sept 11th after we had landed all of the aircraft. I had two fighter jets and a refueling tanker. The original fighter jets scrambled to the NY airspace were not armed.

The “destroyed tapes” were statements, recorded by a supervisor in haste without following proper Union Contract rules. None of the air to ground, Pilot/Controller or Controller/Controller communication was destroyed. I am a retired Air Traffic Controller from New York Center and was actually there.