Accident Monument: To Those Lost in the Crash of KC-135A Stratotanker, U. S. Air Force (57-1442), Wichita, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas

            At 9:28 in the morning on Saturday January 16, 1965, a KC-135A Stratotanker loaded with 31,000 gallons of jet fuel took off from McConnell Air Force Base.  The aircraft gained little altitude and began to experience a large amount of yaw. The pilots attempted to return the aircraft to the base.  The crew began to dump fuel from the aircraft's refueling tanks as the aircraft made a hard bank to the left, and began to enter a roll. Unable to recover, the aircraft crashed four minutes after take-off resulting in a large explosion and fire, which engulfed dozens of homes. The accident killed all seven crew members on the aircraft and twenty-three people on the ground.  In addition, at least twenty-seven people on the ground were injured.  Following an investigation, the U. S. Air Force concluded the crash was caused by "a rudder control system malfunction," which was impossible for the crew to overcome. (Various Sources)
   

Taken in: United States / Kansas / McConnell Air Force Base (show map)

Taken on: September 14, 2017

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U. S. Air Force

crash

Kansas

Boeing

KC-135A Stratotanker

McCornell Air Force Base

1965

Wichita, Kansas

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