Just when they were needed most, when every second and every movement counted, the two Langley F-16s were about one hundred fifty miles away—the result of an incorrect flight plan generated by misunderstandings, a mistake on coordinates by a military air traffic controller, and an overall lack of information, communication, and coordination. Still, with the Twin Towers burning and the capital under threat from an unknown aircraft, Nasypany wouldn’t quit. He wanted the fighters to fly supersonic, faster than the speed of sound, to Washington. “I don’t care how many windows you break!” Nasypany
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