Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Historic F-15 Eagle Aircraft First On The Scene In NYC Will Be
On Permanent Display In Santa Rosa
In what is being described as an unprecedented opportunity, The
Pacific Coast Air Museum will provide the home for the first
aircraft to respond on the scene when the World Trade Center twin
towers were attacked in New York City on September 11,
2001. Currently en-route, the F-15 “First Responder”
will be fully restored and the centerpiece of an interactive,
educational exhibit. The aircraft arrived Tuesday, December 14th at
1000 at the museum at The Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County
Airport.
F-15 Eagle File Photo
The aircraft has been officially awarded to the museum by the
National Museum of the United States Air Force. Now, an aggressive
fund-raising effort to build a befitting exhibit is under way to
raise $250,000.00. The exhibit will honor those who perished and
those who responded in a valiant effort to save lives, as well as
educate visitors and tell the untold story of heroism in the skies
and on the ground that day. The museum is proud to be the West
Coast destination for the public to learn about what many call our
generation’s Pearl Harbor.
On September 11th 2001, two U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the
101st Fighter Squadron, 102nd Fighter Wing, Otis Air National Guard
Base (ANGB) Massachusetts were scrambled by NORAD in response to
commercial airliners being hijacked and used as weapons to attack
the World Trade Center in New York City. Accounts of that moment
convey the relief and sense of security citizens felt when they
looked up to see and hear fighters circling the air space –
there to protect us.
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