Retired F-16 pilot recounts unarmed 9/11 mission
Ret. Maj. Heather Penney explains the orders she received on Sept. 11, 2001, to carry out a suicide mission to protect the nation's capital and the importance of serving her…
Heather Penney with an F-16 Viper during one of her two tours in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Heather Penney)
Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Honored with Military Hero Award
The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes is honoring Heather “Lucky” Penney, Director of Studies and Research at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, with its…
New Podcast, VALOR, Celebrates Women and Military Service
A new podcast series, VALOR, celebrates the contributions of five women and their work in the armed services. A new podcast, VALOR, will highlight the immense contributions of women in…
Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Keynotes Oklahoma Celebration of Women in Aviation and Aerospace
“No Grit, No Pearl” was the theme of Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day, the seventh annual celebration of women’s contributions and achievements in aviation and aerospace on…
Fighter pilots recall 9/11 attacks and mission to take down Flight 93
Two fighter pilots who were scrambled on 9/11 to take down Flight 93 were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice before that plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. "CBS…
Flight 93 heroes remembered 22 years later
Names of the 40 passengers and crew members were read at the Flight 93 memorial, with the ringing of the bells of remembrance. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked…
US fighter pilots went on 9/11 kamikaze mission to crash into hijacked plane
As the September 11 attacks unfolded, Lieutenant Colonel Marc Sasseville and Lieutenant Heather Penney Garcia flew their F-16 jet fighters to intercept United Airlines Flight 93 When American Airlines Flight…
Fighter pilot directed to stop Flight 93 reflects on 9/11
Former fighter pilot Heather Penney discusses the orders she received from former VP Cheney and how the passengers of Flight 93 saved many lives. SOURCE: Fox News
ANG F-16 pilots who were tasked to ram United Airlines Flight 93 recall being ready to Sacrifice their Lives on 9/11
“Sass would ram his aircraft into the cockpit where the terrorists were, to destroy the flight controls, I would take the tail by ramming my jet into the tail of…
The F-16 Kamikaze Mission That Almost Happened on 9/11
I publish this post each year on September 11. It’s an amazing story about two Air National Guard pilots “Lucky” On September 11, 2001, United States Air National Guard pilots…
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