Fighter Pilot Recalls 9/11 Mission to Ram Flight 93, and Why It Gives Her Hope

The mission is hard to believe, but it was impossible to refuse. On 9/11, two fighter pilots took off from Andrews Air Force Base on a mission to locate and stop a fourth hijacked passenger jet, which appeared to be heading for the Capitol. Heather “Lucky” Penney, a rookie flier, says their goal was clear. “We knew that if ......