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Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 crash of the KC-135 Stratotanker in the Piatt neighborhood in north Wichita. ... a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker took off from McConnell Air Force Base.
A KC-46 tanker lost its boom during an F-22 refueling mission, adding to safety concerns around the aircraft's troubled boom ...
“Doc” arrives at McConnell around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The B-29 Superfortress will be part of the center display for the airshow, along with two KC-135 Stratotankers and two KC-46 Pegasus tankers.
On Wednesday, Doc will arrive at 2 p.m. and be part of the center display for the show, along with two KC-135 Stratotankers and two KC-46 Pegasus tankers McConnell.
Families could also board a KC-135 and K-46 to learn about the features of each aircraft. Kids of military families participated in a mock deployment process overseas Saturday at McConnell Air ...
Not only is Colonel Damon responsible for the wing’s KC-46 and KC-135 aircraft fleet, but he also commands more than 3,500 active-duty Airmen stationed at McConnell. Col.
KC-46 tanker. FirePoint and the Innovation Lab have also recently partnered with another local Wichita company, PWI, leading on continued research, development, prototyping, and commercialization ...
“Doc” arrives at McConnell around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The B-29 Superfortress will be part of the center display for the airshow, along with two KC-135 Stratotankers and two KC-46 Pegasus tankers.