ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Heather Penney, who in 2001 was a rookie F-16 fighter pilot whose mission was to ram her unarmed jet into hijacked United Flight 93.
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Let's Go Brandon!!
If you want unity, defund all schools and so called universities that preach fascism and hatred of America. And sack most top Cia, fbi, doj clowns.
The lack of organised response from the mil bureacracy is beyond pathetic..
They shld.have a few jets per airfield armed and ready 24/7 .
My BS meter is going bonkers. I'm not buyin' it. This is just nonsense.
The fighter pilots on that never found or came close to any of these airplanes anyway…!!!!!…so she's totally speculating on what she would have done that day…she's now banking on what she thought she might have done…!!!!…it was such a failure and a circus of incompetence that it would have never happened……planes had already all crashed when the fighters were sent up..!!!!BS
This entire interview is a disgrace. At no point did that person say that that persons preferred gender pronouns are “she/herâ€ÂÂ. Typical gender stereotypes from typical right wing crack heads.
they should leave the guns, missiles, loaded.
Seem like she's preparing this video for 20 years, whatsoever.
For the amount of planes we have that can be flown without a human on board… why didn't they use one of those instead? This sounds grand and dramatic, but it doesn't quite add up correctly.
Wow she's braver than I'll ever be… Ty ma'am for your fearless service and sacrifice to keep me and my people safe!!
I love you!!!
Why wouldn't you just arm the jets? Kill yourselves because of bureaucratic red tape? WTF? Id rather arm the planes, shoot first, and take the lumps later than be dead.
@Nic Banning this is no bs! Right, you have family in the military lol who to believe? some pathetic online troll or real pilot, with name, photos, and record? and she is in another interview with her male partner and boss, and he confirmed it. it was an unprecedented situation on 9/11. they said they didn't have planes ready with missiles and it takes 20 minutes to load the missiles, and they had to take off immediately that morning! they didn't have time, so yes, if this plane had come close to the Capitol, they would have brought it down without the weapon. Remember it was 20 years ago, the procedures were also a little different before 9/11.
@Marathon how disrespectful with these insane comments, trolling, just stop! you are a liar and a moron. the passengers took down the terrorist and the plane – that's a fact. the calls were made to their loved ones, it's all detailed for years, shut the f up!
They shoot it down. Look the flight path of united93, from newyork to san francisco california but the plane turn back somewhere in cleveland because its been hijacked then its crash in stonycreek township pennsylvania, the white house location is in washington, my english is not that much good so i cnt explain it clearly. I think the hijacker targeted the whitehouse but before they can reach near washington the airforce shoot it down. That is only my imagination😂😂
ABC News’ Linsey Davis did a horrid job with her interview, looking for tears and drama–as if this Pilot already does not already have enough on her emotional plate.
She actually lying and shot down the plane idc what you heard the passengers did and what calls were made! After those such calls were made the order was to shoot down the plane because having fly into the White House was just over the top at that point so the lie comes in hey it crashed into a field but in reality was shot down by this woman!
You're the terrorists USA
Biden droned an entire family on Afghanistan the other week….your country is vile
America is disgusting. Karma is a bitch
So much humility for this hero. Even the way she speaks is quite poetic.
Heather Penney and the passengers and crews on United airline 93 are true hero's
You're one hell of a woman Heather. I can only hope to be half the woman you are one day.
Now this is what I call an bad ass American woman ! 💪 and yes, I remember those skies also.. first thing I said that morning. 😞
Never Forget !!!!! 🥀🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🥀
Why is everyone acting like this flight didn’t get shot down????
I would feel most bad about having to sacrifice the innocent people in the plane to save others. Still feel so bad for the people on flight 93. Such bravery on this day, as a 9yo I couldn't fathom it at the time.
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This media is a joke they said compare them to know that we are not together as a country but / wonder why the media has been pushing hate and division for the past 6 years
Wow, haven’t heard about this. Wow!
Why are they lying acting like they would do a suicide mission. That ain't Kool. It might be true that they talked about it but they didn't get those orders to do that nor would they. I really doubt these pilots would have broke protocol eather to do a kamikaze mission
This is bullshit they wouldn't tell them to do that when they had plenty of jets able to be scrambled. My family and friends that were in the military said this is bullshit
These terrorists / jihadists or whatever they call themselves are cowards
Heather Penney speaks from a wider perspective about the country today. Her words about the rancorous divisions in our nation should be heard by all Americans, especially those who have run off the rails with their hate-filled dedication to make chaos a way of life. What does it mean to be an American? Ask Heather Penney. She knows.