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Regarding that top map, quite some time ago LARED found this webpage that seems to be the person who made that map explaining how he created it.

For the proper orientation of the Pentagon we can use satellite images from Google maps. Start here - you can zoom in/out and move the image by clicking on it and dragging it in any direction. Google seems to be in agreement with the top map as far as the orientation related to North for the overall map is concerned. (NOTE: Just so we're all on the same page - the western most side of the Pentagon shown in the Google satellite photos is the one that was hit.)

However, comparing the the top map of your post to Google's images, it does indeed look like the arrow indicating the flight path is not correct as shown. The final approach is farther North than it seems it should be, and I also thought that the 9/11 Commission indicated the flight path approaching the city should be closer to following the river - not going over DC itself. (I'll have to look that up later to verify if that is true or not.)

Hmmmmm....back to the drawing board.

- Make7