CSPAN-3 is replaying the account of F-16 Pilot Heather Penney (link)

It's on a few times this weekend. Heather Penney was one of the two F-16 pilots that scrambled from Andrews AFB to stop Flight 93. They didn't have time to arm the planes, so they went up unarmed, intending to ram the airliner if needed. Flew over the Pentagon on their sweeps looking for Flight 93. Later in the day she flew fighter cap and escorted Air Force One back to DC.

Father and Daughter Pilots Reflect on September 11, 2001
Heather Penney was one of the first DC Air National Guard F-16 pilots scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Her father, John Penney, was a United Airlines captain. In this program, Ms. Penney talks about her experiences that day, and the possibility that she might have to bring down United Airlines Flight 93, which terrorists had hijacked.

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Posted: 09/11/2020 at 12:18PM

19 years ago I was living in KDH NC. One of the things I still remember -- Betabeachbum 09/11/2020 12:09PM

I was living in Raleigh waiting on some movers, so I flipped on the TV, -- MikeVT85 09/11/2020 10:51PM

I was down there that day and discussed this earlier -- turkeywinghokie 09/11/2020 1:45PM

Yes it was. They kept coming for hours. ** -- Betabeachbum 09/11/2020 3:07PM

Many of those jets were flying south to Shaw AFB for training on the -- okiehokie1 09/11/2020 12:53PM

I lost business but that pales compared to the horrors others faced. -- PhotoHokieNC 09/11/2020 12:24PM

Friend is a retired USAF photographer -- LaneRat 09/11/2020 1:03PM

Link -- LaneRat 09/11/2020 1:04PM

Yep. Watched the plane hit from up close. Haunts me ** -- ColoVT82 09/11/2020 1:59PM

Jeez ** -- LaneRat 09/11/2020 3:12PM

My brother-in-law was in charge of the shore up team for -- two91hokies 09/11/2020 4:13PM

Unreal ** -- reestuart 09/11/2020 1:53PM

Never knew damage got to the middle ring until this pic...interesting how -- Vtskier1 09/11/2020 1:21PM

Without any knowledge I'd say the chances of hidden SAM batteries -- ElbertoHokie 09/11/2020 1:15PM

There were teams on roofs for awhile. ** -- ColoVT82 09/11/2020 2:02PM

Damn. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 09/11/2020 1:08PM

CSPAN-3 is replaying the account of F-16 Pilot Heather Penney (link) -- Hokie360 09/11/2020 12:18PM

Thanks for posting this... a really good talk! BTW, if you will -- CLT Hokie1 09/11/2020 11:06PM

I responded to this after your original post. It's -- PhotoHokieNC 09/12/2020 11:35AM

Glad you liked it. One thing that strikes me is her age. At the time of -- Hokie360 09/12/2020 11:32AM

CSPAN-3 is replaying the account of F-16 Pilot Heather Penney (link)

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