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Fixing the Air Force Pilot Crisis
Combat airpower requires more planes and more pilots to fly them. The U.S. Air Force is stretched thin...
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Videos

F-16 Fighter Pilot Heather Penney Presents at Museum Speaker Series

Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney, known for her involvement in attempting to stop Flight 93 on 9/11, spoke about her experiences on that day as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

TEDx Talks

9/11 and Every-day Heroism | Heather “Lucky” Penney | TEDxChelseaPark

Good Morning America

Herstory Lessons: Female pilot was prepared to give her life to stop the 9/11 attacks

National Museum of the Air Force

New Exhibit: Women in the Air Force(Heather “Lucky” Penney)

CBS

CBS News exclusive: Fighter pilots recall mission to take down Flight 93 on 9/11

National Museum of the Air Force

Women in the Air Force Heather Penney Interview Part 1

National Museum of the Air Force

Women in the Air Force Heather Penney Interview Part 2

ABC News

Remembering 9/11: The fighter pilot on a suicide mission to take down Flight 93

Air Racing

2010 Air Races – John & Heather Penney

Podcasts & Press
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...
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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...
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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. Heather...
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Press Release – The Mitchell Institute Announces New Host for the Aerospace Advantage Podcast
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce that Heather “Lucky” Penney, a Mitchell...
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Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Keynotes Oklahoma Celebration of Women in Aviation and Aerospace
Heather Penney (right), senior fellow at AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, and Col....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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