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Submitted by: Sonya House - Kansas Aviation Museum 05-14-2005

 

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(L) Rep. Oleha Faust-Goudeau
(R) Sonya House
 

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"An old KC135 jet tanker like the one that fell"
(L) Dr. Carla Lee (R) Sonya House

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"This is the part where the 31,000 gallons of jet fuel was stored to fill the next
airplane. Just like the one that fell here in front of our house in the field."

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"It's one just like the one that fell 67 steps away in the field in front of our house.
God spared us that fatal day. Praise him for leaving us here, but I don't understand why"

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"This is at the Kansas Aviation Museum - One like the one that fell that fatal day.
When I saw this great big thing I wept and cried aloud and thanked God for sparing my life. I know it is because of his mercy that I am here. If it had not gone stright nose down it would have killed many more. Thank God for his mercy that day.

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"This is a big KC135 jet tanker just like the one that fell in front of my house.

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"I was told that threw that window one of the crewmen crawl in and lay on his belly and pull a lever that cause it to shoot out and stab the other airplane to refuel."

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"They told me this is just like the KC135 that fell 1/16/1965. When I saw this huge thing I almost passed out. My knees almost lost their strength. I knew I should not be here when I saw how big it was and how small the field was. I thanked God!!"

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"This is so big that shoot on the bottom is the thing that shoot out and stab the other airplane to refuel. They have Kansas on it, one like it fell at 21st and Piatt
Wichita, KS."

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"Future site and future place between the two trees where we want our Memorial Monument to be, then everyone will know why it is called or named the
Piatt Memorial Park!!"

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"41 years later, this is the back yards where the KC135 jet tanker fell"

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"This is how we want our lovely Monument to look."

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10-08-05 Piatt Memorial - Community Day display - Atwater Center

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10-08-05 Piatt Memorial - Community Day display - Atwater Center

 

 


 

 

 
 

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