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F-16 pilot's mission: take down Flight 93
"We wouldn't be shooting it down. We'd be ramming the aircraft," Penney recalls of her charge that day. "I would essentially be a kamikaze pilot." (www.newsday.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This same story has been floating around for the past 10+ years. It pops up every once in awhile on here.
So, they weren't armed? I thought all USAF jets were armed.
Not then....But likely there are fighters armed and 'At the ready' all across the country now.
Go figure. Thanks Matt - This was actually the first I've seen of this particular story.
Go figure. Thanks Matt - This was actually the first I've seen of this particular story.
Jeez!
Oops....I meant thanks Zach...
The news came out in the aftermath of the events. It's good to have an actual pilot on the record in an interview being very candid about the incident, their orders and intentions of their mission. There is no reason to not believe her, nor to doubt the need to protect the air space and the capital.
Glad they never got a chance to complete their mission. The passengers become the heroes and we can all continue to live in a world that fighter jets didn't take out a commercial airliner, filled with passengers, on its' way to strike Washington DC.
Glad they never got a chance to complete their mission. The passengers become the heroes and we can all continue to live in a world that fighter jets didn't take out a commercial airliner, filled with passengers, on its' way to strike Washington DC.
If true - That's one hellacious story! Our Service Members already know that they may have to die to accomplish the mission......but daaaayum! Take out a smaller number of civilians for the sake of potentially saving so many more?
THAT take dedication to duty & mission!