Florida in 2001 Al-Qaeda Studied using crop dusters with HCN to kill us, in 2026 'Ceres Air C31' large crop spraying drones stolen in NJ.  Al-Qaeda boss Mohamed Atta, the 9/11 ringleader, and other hijackers made repeated visits to a crop-dusting airfield in Belle Glade, Florida, between March 2001 and September 2001, fueling concerns they planned a chemical or biological attack. Atta, accompanied by Marwan al-Shehhi, asked intense, technical questions about the capacity, range, and operation of South Florida Crop Care planes. Atta was described as persistent, often trying to climb onto the wings and into the cockpits of 502 Air Tractor crop dusters, according to employees at the Belle Glade airport. Atta sought a $650,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to buy a crop duster, telling a loan officer in Florida that he wanted to fill it with a chemical tank, according to ABC News. Following the discovery of this interest, the FBI investigated the site, and fed...