The female pilot who saved 149 lives told about her experiences.

American hero, pilot Tammy Joe Schulz, who landed Southwest Airlines plane who turned off the engine, expressed condolences to the relatives of the deceased passenger, writes New York Post.

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56-year-old Schulz said that she and her team “were just doing their job” when they were to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia.

The incident killed one passenger, 41-year-old Jennifer Riordan, vice president of the bank Wells Fargo. She was wounded by fragments of the engine.

“As the captain and first officer of the five-member crew who worked aboard Airplane 1380 yesterday, we all felt like we were just doing our jobs. Our hearts are grieving. On behalf of the entire crew, we are grateful for the support of the employees and the public, and share the loss of the family of the deceased passenger,” Schultz said.

Recall Southwest Airlines left engineflight No. 1380 from New York to Dallas, exploded in the air at an altitude of about 10 thousands of meters, its fragments damaged the body of the aircraft, which led to depressurization of the cabin. Splinters from the explosion smashed the porthole - and the woman sitting next to it partially stretched out with a stream of air, but other passengers managed to drag her back to the salon. She later died from her injuries, and seven more passengers were injured in the incident. The plane safely crash landed at Philadelphia airport, which aroused the enthusiasm of passengers who praised the pilot's skill.

The plane flew Tammy Joe Schulz. Writes 24 worldSince 1985, she served in the US Navy and was one of the first women to be entrusted with the management of the F / A-18 Hornet fighter.

In the Navy of America it is forbidden to send women into a war zone, so Tammy worked as an instructor for a long time. In 1993, she retired with the rank of captain of the third rank and has since been a pilot in the company. SouthwestAirlines. Her husband is also a pilot; two children, a son and a daughter, are raised in a family.

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