Fighter pilot was willing to go on suicide mission to stop United 93 from striking DC
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Fighter pilot was willing to go on suicide mission to stop United 93 from striking DC
Posted by taylor-swift-enjoyer
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> Penney says in the years since the fall of the Soviet Union, most of America’s alert units were shut down. So there weren’t jets on the ready with weapons loaded.
> “We did not have missiles,” she said. “[Sasseville] would ram his jet into the nose of the aircraft, and I would ram mine into the tail.”
I’m confused, would that have been a suicide mission or could they have ejected? I don’t know if they can legally tell you to commit suicide in in the military. I may be totally wrong.