Bill spoke at his best pal’s funeral and then passed away a few months later.
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Though the story died with Bill Pratt, the truth about what happened on board flight twenty-one never came to light.
Kenneth Tacker, after a few years of living under the radar, did resurface…as a pilot. He was in fact the person responsible for poisoning the pilot’s crew meals. While hurrying to complete his plan at shift change, he unknowingly spilled a few drops of his homemade toxin onto a couple of the shrimp appetizers. The retired captain was right, the pilots were the target. Kenneth risked it all for the man he loved. But his story is a long one and shall, at least for the time being, remain untold.
In the meantime, a glimpse into the future:
Year 2072
Lucy Lillian Fletcher-Nelson: Commercial pilot and retired Air Traffic Controller: Philadelphia International Tower, New York Center, Honolulu Center. Three times awarded the FAA’s prestigious “We Point with Pride” commendation for exemplary performance; Mother of three.
Jack Peter Fletcher: Retired airline Captain, two-term Senator from the great state of New York; Father of two.
Cessna 150
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Other works by Clayton Taylor:
Dead Eyes Opened
Flying in Circles
Sojourners of the Sky Page 36
