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18-JAN-2014

Piatt Street Memorial

The 50th anniversary of the worst air crash in Kansas history. A KC 135 Tanker containing 30,000 pounds of jet fuel crashed on this black neighborhood destroying virtually everything and every one.
There was basically no national news and some distant relatives never heard how their family members died. It took 22 years to acknowledge it with this memorial. I attended a lecture yesterday by the author of the only book written about it.

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Alexander Kazakov31-Mar-2015 11:45
Great shot! V
Jeff Real31-Mar-2015 01:54
It is amazing how you have captured this ~V~
Jean Chiasson30-Mar-2015 22:55
Beautiful memorial presentation Neil vote
Guest 30-Mar-2015 21:15
Sombre. A very sad story of the event and surrounding circumstances.
Karen Stuebing30-Mar-2015 19:07
It's a beautiful memorial and I like the Bible verse. Lovely monotone capture.
globalgadabout30-Mar-2015 18:30
harrowing...it would seem the tragedy, involving the apparently military crew, was hushed up at the time..
Ted Teodoro30-Mar-2015 18:24
mesmerizing...
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