You've Probably Never Heard the Incredible Story of This Heroic 9/11 Female Fighter Pilot

[TheOldSchool]

Just ran across this. It's a pretty crazy story. It seems the heroes of Flight 93 were at least able to save one life.

When Heather Penney entered the cockpit of her F-16 fighter jet on Sept. 11, 2001, she knew it was unlikely she would ever survive. Her task? Take down the United Airlines Flight 93 that was unaccounted for after two planes struck the Twin Towers. She would have to do so in an unarmed fighter jet because equipping the plane with missiles would require too much time. Her plane would be the weapon; it was essentially a suicide mission. Penney never completed the job, though, because Flight 93 crashed as brave passengers wrestled control from the hijackers while it flew over Pennsylvania.

You've Probably Never Heard the Incredible Story of This Heroic 9/11 Female Fighter Pilot

 

[blackhawk]

I suspect there are many heroic 9/11 stories we have never heard of a tragic event like that makes many hero's most of whom we never know about.

 

[TheOldSchool]

I suspect there are many heroic 9/11 stories we have never heard of a tragic event like that makes many hero's most of whom we never know about.

Agreed. This is just one that I found that I thought was pretty interesting.