Purdue Grad Who Flew Would-Be Suicide Mission on Sept. 11, 2001, Shares Story

Purdue grad who flew would-be suicide mission on Sept. 11, 2001, shares story

INDIANAPOLIS — Heather Penney hailed from Reno and was a liberal arts major at Purdue University before she followed in her father's footsteps to become America's first female fighter pilot in the 1990s. Her dad was a combat pilot during the Vietnam War. That’s how Penney came to be at the controls of an F-16 [...]

Fighter pilot Heather Penney to speak at Washington Sept. 11 ceremony

Fighter pilot Heather "Lucky" Penney is scheduled to speak at a September 11 remembrance ceremony held at Washington Park's Veterans Memorial helicopter this Sunday.