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| Kenneth Trentham's sister-in-law, Lavonda Trentham, is steadfast in her conviction that young Kenneth was the only person to have seen the plane crash in to the hillside. The various newspapers and news agencies quoted others who stated that they saw the plane actually crash but, given the nature of the topography, it is doubtful anyone else did see the crash. More than likely, these people witnessed the flash when the plane exploded. | Kenneth Trentham's sister-in-law, Lavonda Trentham, is steadfast in her conviction that young Kenneth was the only person to have seen the plane crash in to the hillside. The various newspapers and news agencies quoted others who stated that they saw the plane actually crash but, given the nature of the topography, it is doubtful anyone else did see the crash. More than likely, these people witnessed the flash when the plane exploded. | ||
| - | The picture on the right is the back of the barn looking in an approximate direction of 135 degrees, which was the heading on impact that was found on the aircraft's navigational equipment. The aircraft came very close to striking the roof of the barn. | + | The picture on the right is the back of the barn looking in an approximate direction of 135 degrees, which was the heading on impact that was found on the aircraft's navigational equipment. The aircraft came very close to |
| - | {{ :playground:100_1278.jpg?nolink|}} | + | striking the roof of the barn. |
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| On the left of the picture is Trentham Hollow Road. The aircraft crashed on the wooded hillside in the background of the picture-slightly above and to the right of the barn's peak. | On the left of the picture is Trentham Hollow Road. The aircraft crashed on the wooded hillside in the background of the picture-slightly above and to the right of the barn's peak. | ||
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| The picture at right is the Trentham home which is situated directly across Trentham Hollow Road from the crash site. Individual accounts from those who were first on the scene paint a horrible picture of the crash site. There were 23 ambulances, some coming from as far away as Cleveland, Tennessee, parked along the road and in Mrs. Trentham's yard. | The picture at right is the Trentham home which is situated directly across Trentham Hollow Road from the crash site. Individual accounts from those who were first on the scene paint a horrible picture of the crash site. There were 23 ambulances, some coming from as far away as Cleveland, Tennessee, parked along the road and in Mrs. Trentham's yard. | ||
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| Mrs. Trentham allowed the Newport/Cocke County Rescue Squad and Cocke County Sheriff's Department to use her home as a headquarters. The next day, as the FBI, United Airlines, Vickers Armstrong, The Airline Pilots Association, and British Aircraft Corporation began to do their respective work in the recovery, these entities also used the Trentham home as their headquarters. | Mrs. Trentham allowed the Newport/Cocke County Rescue Squad and Cocke County Sheriff's Department to use her home as a headquarters. The next day, as the FBI, United Airlines, Vickers Armstrong, The Airline Pilots Association, and British Aircraft Corporation began to do their respective work in the recovery, these entities also used the Trentham home as their headquarters. | ||
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