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11th Sep 2018, 02:34
Of course there were and are way too many conspiracy theories revolving around government action- inaction. But for an in person interview 10 years later, the following on CSPAN by Major Heather Penney is one of the most intimate detailed explanations available- She flew on that day to attempt to protect Wash DC. At that time everyone was geared to protecct from an external ( over ocean) attack.
But keep in mind - all aircraft were grounded within an hour. and for the first time ever ( from another source ) military were given ' weapons free ' authorization over the nations capital a bit later after the initial response. But one could argue even without the traditional ' missiles ' aboard - there was the ' equivalent" authorization to ' stop' a civilian airliner by whatever method available.
And the memorial in Pennsylvania will be crowded tomorrow
Take a minute and pause- and consider what would YOU do in then same circumstances as those on that flight - or in the cockpit of an unarmed fighter jet tasked with stopping a civilian airliner ?Major Heather Penney on September 11, 2001
https://www.c-span.org/video/?300959-1/major-heather-penney-september-11-2001
Major Heather Penney (https://www.c-span.org/person/?heatherpenney)talked about her actions on September 11, 2001. Then a lieutenant, she was one of the first District of Columbia Air… read more (https://www.c-span.org/video/?300959-1/major-heather-penney-september-11-2001#)
*This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.People in this video
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