Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 crash of the KC-135 Stratotanker in the Piatt neighborhood in north Wichita.
Throughout aviation history, plane crashes associated with Wichita have been rare. In fact, Wednesday’s crash of a American ...
On January 16, 1965, a Boeing KC-135 fuel tanker took off from McConnell Air Force Base and crashed a few blocks west of Wichita State University. It’s considered the worst ...
Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...
including 135 crashes, between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday as freezing rain and sleet impacted the region.There’s no word yet on whether any of the crashes were fatal.The KC Scout website and ...