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On 16 January 1965, USAF KC-135A 57-1442, crashed after an engine failure shortly after takeoff from McConnell Air Force Base in north Wichita, Kansas. [13] The fuel-laden plane crashed at a residential street intersection and caused a considerable fire. A total of 30 were killed, including 23 on the ground and the seven member crew. [14]
On 16 January 1965, a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in the central United States, in a neighborhood in north-eastern Wichita, Kansas, after taking off from McConnell Air Force Base. [1] This resulted in the deaths of all seven crew members on board the aircraft and an additional twenty-three people on the ground. [2] [3]
The 184th Wing (184 WG) is a unit of the Kansas Air National Guard, stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Sixteenth Air Force.
The 931st ARW is an associate unit with the active-duty 22d Air Refueling Wing and currently has about 485 personnel. The host unit and the 931st ARW share responsibilities for maintenance, with flying operations conducted by both units, using the inventory of 24 KC-135R Stratotankers and Boeing KC-46 Pegasus.
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Trans Kansan came to Wichita via McConnell Air Force Base; ... Transgender Air Force veteran: ‘Kansas is worth fighting for’ | Opinion. Abi Boatman. April 20, 2024 at 6:07 AM.
The 22nd Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 22nd Air Refueling Wing. It is stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and is part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)'s Eighteenth Air Force. The group's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when ...
The 924th Air Refueling Squadron is an active United States Air Force associate unit.It is assigned to the 931st Operations Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.The squadron is the first Air Force Reserve Command unit dedicated to flying the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus.