The untold story of the woman asked to fly a suicide mission in an F-16 with her commanding officer in order to take down United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 has finally come to light.
As Col. George Degnon, vice commander of the 113th Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, recalled, in 2001 there were no planes standing by ready to defend Washington, D.C. He said, “There was no perceived threat at the time, especially one coming from the homeland like that. It was a little bit of a helpless feeling, but we did everything humanly possible to get the aircraft armed and in the air. It was amazing to see people react.”
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