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Piatt Plane Crash
Memorial - Wichita, Kansas
The Piatt memorial commemorates the tragedy which
occurred January 16, 1965, when a KC-135 Tanker
plane crashed into the Piatt neighborhood, killing
the air crew and many innocent civilians. The
project began in May 2007 and the dedication
ceremony was held on July 14, 2007. Funding
for the memorial came in large part from a federal
Community Development Block Grant.
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Forty-two years after a
fuel-filled US Air Force KC-135 Tanker jet
crashed into the 20th and Piatt neighborhood
of Wichita, an airplane-shaped memorial was
dedicated. The victims' names are
inscribed on the wing-shaped tablets that
are a part of this 12 ft. high x 22 ft.
wide, Imperial Black Granite monument
designed and built by SI Memorials of
Parsons, Kansas. Many attending the
dedication of the Piatt Plane Crash Memorial
were the crash victims' families and friends
who still live in the area.
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As part of the Piatt Plane
Crash Memorial project, SI Memorials
refurbished a monument honoring Lynette
Woodard, a female basketball star at the
University of Kansas who went on to star
with the Harlem Globetrotters. SI
repaired the original plaque, added a new
ceramic color photo and mounted them on to
the Imperial Black Granite that duplicates
the design of the original concrete monument
that stood in Piatt Park. Woodward,
pictured with her monument, grew up in this
Wichita neighborhood. |
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Over 200 people attended the
Piatt Plane Crash Memorial dedicated in
Wichita, Kansas, honoring the 30 people
killed in the worst non-natural disaster in
Kansas history. Key individuals
involved in the building of the monument
include: (L-R) Jim Epperson, Wichita area
representative of SI Memorials, who passed
away not long after the memorial's
dedication; Dr. Carla Lee, memorial
coordinator; State Representative Oletha
Faust-Goudeau, monument committee chairman;
and Mike Forbes, Regional Manager for SI
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July 14, 2007 | Piatt Plane Crash Memorial
Built by SI Memorials is Dedicated
June 28, 2007 | SI Memorials Begins Erecting
Piatt Plane Crash Memorial
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