F-16 pilot who was prepared to take on suicide mission to ... - ABC News
May 31, 2024 · Twenty-three years ago, F-16 fighter pilot Marc Sasseville was sent on a mission that he thought could be his last. Two hijacked planes had flown into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York City, and a third had struck the Pentagon.
On 9/11, Heather Penney Tried to Bring Down Flight 93 - HISTORY
Sep 7, 2018 · There was no time to arm their F-16 fighter jets, so they would be flying this mission virtually unarmed, packing only their undaunted courage.
On 9/11, Fighter Pilots Faced 'Suicide Mission' to Protect U.S. Capitol
Sep 11, 2021 · Soon after two jets rammed into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon in the deadliest attacks on American soil 20 years ago, fighter pilots with the D.C. Air National Guard were in...
Fighter pilot reflects on would-be 9/11 suicide mission
Sep 10, 2021 · As the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were unfolding, then-Air Force Lt. Heather Penney was given a mission to intercept hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it reached Washington, D.C. The rookie F-16 pilot said she believed she would not come back from that mission.
On 9/11, F-16 Pilot Heather Penney Was Prepared to Take …
Sep 6, 2014 · In September 2001, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was a 26-year-old rookie with the 121st Fighter Squadron of the D.C. Air National Guard, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. For the...
Fighter pilot, a Purdue alumna, was prepared to sacrifice her life …
Sep 9, 2021 · Purdue alumna Heather Penney was an F-16 pilot with the 121st Fighter Squadron stationed at Andrews Air Force Base on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked United Airlines Flight 93.
Extended interview: F-16 pilots recall mission to intercept Flight 93 ...
As we commemorate the 9/11 terror attacks, we're taking a look back at "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell's 2021 interview with Ai...
Fighter pilots recall mission to take down Flight 93 on 9/11
Sep 9, 2021 · After two fighter pilots watched two planes hit the World Trade Center 20 years ago, they scrambled into their F-16s knowing that it might be their last mission. The Air National …
The F-16 pilot who tried to give her life to stop Flight 93
On the morning of September 11, 2001, as Americans everywhere were shocked by the terror attack that would change the world, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney and her wingman were …
Fighter Pilots Were Prepared To Die On Sept. 11
On Sept. 11, 2001, Penney, then a lieutenant, "had her hand on the throttle of an F-16 and she had her orders: Bring down United Airlines Flight 93," the Post writes. But neither she nor her...