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 ...

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Ronald Selvidge took command of the wing in December, shortly after 11 members of the wing were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their role refueling aircraft ...

The flight that took off from Wichita, only to meet disaster in Washington, has reminded some residents of past crashes that ...

Two people are dead, and several others are hurt in a crash in the southbound lanes of ... Inside the Air Force's Flying Gas Station | KC-135 Stratotanker FBI says New Orleans attacker acted ...

The F-35A crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The pilot successfully ejected. On Jan. 28, 2025, a U.S. Air Force F-35A ...

Hundreds of car accidents were reported in Virginia ... Virginia State Police reported at least 135 crashes as the storm entered the state Sunday. A handful of injuries were reported.

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 ...

Each aircraft costs $84 million (in 2012 dollars), has a crew of five, and can be refueled in the air by a KC-135 Stratotanker ... though one crashed by accident shortly after takeoff in 2008.

The engine is also found on a number of military aircraft, including the KC-135 tanker, E-6 Mercury airborne command post and P8-A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. Following Sunday's tragic crash, ...