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13 January 1992, an F-16 84-1267 of the 184th TFG out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas Air National Guard was returning from a practice firing sortie of a M61A1 20mm cannon. Major David Ternes of the 127th Fighter Squadron was bringing the aircraft into McConnell AFB when he experienced trouble at 11:06 hours.
Public hearings began to consider locating an Air Force base near the Wichita Boeing facilities, and the city of Wichita received $9.4 million to build a new municipal airfield. On May 31, 1951, the USAF took title to the airport. Civil and military flights shared the airport until the city completed a new airport in October 1954.
This is a list of United States Air Force air refueling squadrons. Air refueling squadrons Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Status 2nd Air Refueling Squadron McGuire AFB "Second to None" KC-46 Pegasus Active 6th Air Refueling Squadron Travis AFB, Fairfield CA Strength Extended KC-10 Extender Active 7th Air Refueling Squadron Carswell AFB, Ft. Worth TX KC-135A Inactivated 1993 9th Air ...
Namesake: Capt Fred J. McConnell'] and 2nd Lt Thomas Laverne McConnell. 42d Air Division 1959–1962; 42d Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1963 381st Strategic Missile Wing 1961–1986; 384th Air Refueling Wing 1972–1987 384th Bomb Wing 1987–1991; 384th Wing 1991–1992; 4347th Combat Crew Training Wing 1958–1963
On November 20, 2013, at approximately 9:30 pm CST, a Boeing 747-400 Dreamlifter (with registration N780BA and operated by Atlas Air) mistakenly landed at the Colonel James Jabara Airport, which was on the same heading as its destination, McConnell Air Force Base. After landing at McConnell, the plane was to taxi over to nearby Spirit ...
McGuire AFB: Air Guard logo, w/white or black "NEW JERSEY" with AFOUA: F-105B: 1964–1981 113 TFG: 121 TFS: Andrews AFB: Thin blue strip w/white borders and "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" and 121st TFS logo below cockpit: F-105D/F: 1971–1981 116 TFG: 128 TFS: Dobbins AFB: Yellow canopy rails and yellow band w/white borders on tail fin, with ...
ZIP code: 67131. Area code: 620: FIPS code: ... McConnell Air Force Base, ... Map of former Titan II Missile sites around Wichita, active from early-1960s to mid ...
The 835th Air Division was activated at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on 1 July 1964 as the command headquarters for the 23d Tactical Fighter Wing already stationed there and the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, which was activated at McConnell later that month. [1] [2] Both wings were equipped with the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. [3]