// BBC UK NEWS — CRONACA
I watched as a hijacked plane flew over my home - moments later my wife was killed on 9/11
Charles Wolf said he "hit the jackpot" when he met his wife, Katherine
When a plane flew low over Charles Wolf's New York City apartment on a sunny morning 25 years ago, he knew immediately that something was wrong.
Seconds later, the plane slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center - where his wife Katherine, from Swansea, was working.
Katherine died instantly, becoming one of 2,977 people killed in the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on the USA on 11 September, 2001.
Charles, who subsequently led a campaign to ensure the victims' families and dependants were fairly compensated, said his "wonderful" wife would be proud of what he fought for.
Katherine Wolf had been working with insurance firm Marsh and McLennan on the north tower's 97th floor
Charles first met Katherine in New York in 1988, when he was singing with a theatre group and she was a piano accompanist.
"We met quite accidentally outside the rehearsal hall and we fell in love with each other in about two minutes, and that was it," he said.
Charles said he "hit the jackpot" when he met her, adding: "There was no parting us."
Katherine took Charles back to the UK for a visit in 1989, as well as trips to parts of Wales that he admitted he "could not pronounce", including Machynlleth and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.