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13 January 1992, an F-16 84-1267 of the 184th TFG out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas Air National Guard was returning from a practice firing sortie of a M61A1 20mm cannon. Major David Ternes of the 127th Fighter Squadron was bringing the aircraft into McConnell AFB when he experienced trouble at
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and conducted conversion and upgrade training in the F-16. On 8 July 1987, the 161st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron was established as the third flying squadron at McConnell. Formal activation ceremonies for the 161st occurred on 12 September 1987, with the unit flying 10 F-16s and conducting its
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In spite of the difficulty of building an installation and initiating an entirely new program simultaneously, the base developed into a highly specialized training center. There were two principal parts to the mission of the training center: aircrew training in B-47's and transition training in the
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McConnell's history began in October 1924, when the city of Wichita hosted more than 100,000 people for the National Air Congress. The event was used by city planners to raise funds for a proposed Wichita Municipal Airport. The event was a success and ground-breaking ceremonies for the airport were
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Squadron markings on the natural metal / silver lacquered aircraft included the following: 561 TFS – black/yellow checkerboarding on rudder; 562 TFS – a red, white and black "sharkmouth" on the nose of the aircraft; 563 TFS red and white stripes on the rudder, wingtips and stabilizers with a white
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missile silos formed a ring from the northeast around to the south and the west on an irregular radius of 20 to 50 miles from the base. This mission of deterrence dominated base activity for the next twenty-four years until 1986 when the 381st Strategic Missile Wing was inactivated. The removal of
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and comprised some 1,337 acres. The runways were adequate; five runways were each 150 feet (46 m) wide; two were 7,500 feet (2,300 m), one 7,100 feet (2,200 m), one 6,000 feet (1,800 m), and one 4,500 feet (1,400 m) in length. All had a wheel load capacity of 60,000 pounds
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was host at the base from 1951 through 1958, training B-47 aircrews. Strategic Air Command took control over the base on 1 July 1958 and the B-47 training mission. The 4347th Combat Crew Training Wing replaced the 3520th and the 42d Strategic Aerospace Division was activated on 15 July 1959. B-47
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By 1952, the Air Force had decided to make a permanent airbase of the municipal airport. The Federal Government took over the property by federal court action during the first half of 1952, thus becoming the owner and no longer a lessee. Reflecting official government ownership, Wichita Municipal
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Other facilities at the airport, however, were meager. The field could boast of only one hangar and three small warehouses. No facilities were available either for troop housing or troop messing. No fuel storage facilities existed, and all such supplies were handled by commercial contract.
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In 1992, additional changes were made at McConnell. In March, the 184th Tactical Fighter Group was designated as the 184th Fighter Group. On 1 June Strategic Air Command was inactivated as part of a massive re-alignment of the Air Force command structure. The 384th was assigned to the newly
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same aircraft. A subsequent fluctuation of emphasis from one of those functions to the other reflected the varying demands of the Strategic Air Command. A more inclusive functional title was given the wing in June 1952 when it was redesignated the 3520th Flying Training Wing (M Bomb).
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127th Observation Squadron was activated as the first military unit assigned to the Wichita airport. The unit's limited equipment included one BC-1A, one C-47, and four L-1 aircraft. This was the start of a cooperative relationship between the people of Wichita and military aviation.
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The mission of the 23 TFW at McConnell was to provide training for F-105 pilots prior to their deployment to Southeast Asia. The 560th acted as a combat training squadron, while the other three squadrons began rotational TDY deployments to Southeast Asia beginning in November 1964.
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sought to make Wichita Airport a permanent military installation. Public hearings began to consider locating an Air Force base near the Wichita Boeing facilities, and the city of Wichita was awarded $ 9.4 million to build a new airfield for its own use, later to become known as
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after an engine failure shortly after takeoff from McConnell Air Force Base in north Wichita, Kansas. 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
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F-105F-1-RE Thunderchief AF Serial No. 63-8360 of the 561st Tactical Fighter squadron, McConnell AFB, Kansas – 1970. This aircraft was later converted to the F-105G "Wild Weasel" configuration. It was hit by flak over North Vietnam on 17 September 1972 and crashed at
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On 1 April 1994, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) selected McConnell as its training base for its KC-135 crews and maintenance personnel. The RSAF stationed two of their Stratotankers with the 22 ARW, naming the organization the Peace Guardian Detachment
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was reactivated at McConnell initially with three F-105 (561st, 562d, 563d) squadrons. The 4519th Combat Crew Training Squadron was activated on 1 August 1967 with F-105B/D/F/G aircraft, then was inactivated on 16 October 1969, being replaced by the 419th TFS.
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is currently stationed at this base. McConnell AFB was chosen because it had low construction costs and it is in a location with a high demand for air refueling. Up to 10 operating bases are to be chosen for the KC-46 fleet. Pegasus crews will be trained at
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band on the top of the vertical fin. When the finish on tactical jets was replaced by Southeast Asian Camouflaged, the squadrons carried the following tail codes: 561 TFS "MD"; 562 TFS "ME"; 563 TFS "MF", and the 4519th, (later 419th TFS).TFTS "MG".
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11:06 hours. Ternes was forced to eject at 150 feet and two miles from base and the aircraft hit the side of a house and exploded. Both the pilot and the home's occupant survived uninjured. The cause was determined to be a lack of engine response.
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The administrative organization in command of these wings was the 835th Air Division, activated on 24 June 1964. This AD was inactivated 30 June 1971, leaving the 23d TFW as the main air unit at McConnell until its departure a year later.
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3520th Combat Crew Training Wing was activated at the facility. To perform the training, the 3520th Combat Crew Training Wing was activated, and an ambitious building program totaling some $ 22,000,000 was begun.
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In 2002, in order to save money, the USAF agreed to reduce its active fleet of B-1Bs from 92 to 60 aircraft. All B-1 aircraft built in FY 1983 and most of the FY 1984 B-1 aircraft, which primarily resided in the
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Mueller, Robert (1989). Volume 1: Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C.
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units in their conversion to the F-105 when the Thunderchief left first-line service. For the dual role it played from June 1970 to June 1971 as both an operational and a training unit, the wing received the
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On 11 October 1946, the 4156th AAF Base Unit was ordered to cease operations by the 30th of the month. Consequently, the remainder of October was spent in closing down operations and transferring property to
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Up through 1 April 1952, the Wichita Municipal Airport was under the jurisdiction of the Flying Training Air Force. On that date it was transferred to the Crew Training Air Force, another division of the
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In February 1965, when the 23 TFW deployed three squadrons to Southeast Asia for combat, these units were initially under the control of the 2d Air Division. Later, the 6441 TFW (P) was activated at
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the missiles and of all Titan II ICBM systems began in July 1982 and was completed in June 1987. All of the missile silos in Kansas and Arkansas were demolished, and all but one of them in Arizona.
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In August 1990, Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait and McConnell personnel and aircraft were deployed throughout the Middle East, performing refueling missions of Coalition aircraft in support of
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was reassigned to McConnell without personnel or equipment on 1 January 1994. As a result, on 1 January, the 384th was redesignated as the 384th Bomb Group, as a unit under the 22d ARW.
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all throughout the 1950s. The Boeing plant at Wichita was shut down after World War II. However, on 3 September 1948, the first production order was placed for the B-47. Since Boeing's
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The USAF planned to return McConnell to being an air refueling hub, and as a result the B-1 equipped 28th Bomb Squadron was reassigned without equipment or personnel to the 7th OG at
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who assumed jurisdiction over the field, pending disposition, while the 4156th AAF Base Unit was discontinued on the same day. All military personnel were absorbed by Headquarters,
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With the arrival of the B-1s, the 91st ARS was inactivated, leaving the wing with one KC-135 tanker squadron. The 91st was later reactivated in July 1988 with the new 301st ARW at
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Since 1996, McConnell served as the test site for the PACER CRAG avionics modernization program. The next year, the base became the test unit for the multi-point refueling.
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The Air Force was not the sole occupant during this period. In 1952 Wing Headquarters shared the Wichita Municipal Airport Terminal Building with four commercial airlines,
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Larsen, Steve A. (2006), Heritage and Legacy: A Brief History of the 22d Air Refueling Wing and McConnell Air Force Base. Office of History, 22d ARS, McConnel AFB, Kansas.
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in July 1965, taking control of the 23d's squadrons deployed there. In addition to the deployments to Thailand, detachments of the 561 TFS also deployed to
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received the first of fourteen B-1B bombers. The unit became operational in the summer of 1994. The 184th was the first Air National Guard unit to fly the
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The wing maintained proficiency in tactical fighter operations, and later also functioned as an F-105 replacement training unit and assisted
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Martin, Patrick (1994). Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings. Schiffer Military Aviation History.
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On 1 August 1967, the 4519th Combat Crew Training squadron was added to the 23 TFW, and the 560 TFS was inactivated on 25 September 1968.
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With the retirement of their B-1s, in September 2002, the 184th took on a new mission flying KC-135s and was officially designated the
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was the first swept-winged jet bomber built in quantity for any air force, and was the mainstay of the medium-bombing strength of the
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was named in honor of the brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell of Wichita, who had both been Air Force pilots and veterans of
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bombers to aerial tankers, it was decided that the production Stratojets were to be built at Boeing's factory in Wichita.
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Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications.
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During the 1990s, the 22d ARW deployed crews and aircraft to support no-fly missions over northern and southern
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A lease between the federal government and the city was concluded and on 1 March 1942, the AAF Materiel Center,
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bomber at Boeing made the airport a desirable location for the Air Force to conduct B-47 combat crew training.
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will be based at McConnell Air Force Base. The base will start receiving the first of 36 tankers in 2016. The
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A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing refuels an F-22A Raptor from Edwards AFB, California.
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The Base Realignment and Closure Committee in 2005 said that the 184th Air Refueling Wing would become the
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announced a Strategic Modernization Program (SMP), a key feature of which would be the procurement of 100
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Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982
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after less than a year in honor of Wichita brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell, both Air Force pilots and
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In early 1983, the 384 ARW's leadership learned that it would be the first wing to receive the upgraded
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By the summer of 1950, Boeing was ready to turn out the first production models of the B-47, and the
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B-47A pilots training at Wichita's McConnell AFB in 1955. The planes were built across the runway at
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On 6 October 1941, the unit was ordered to extended active duty and remained an integral part of the
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veterans. Fred was killed in a private plane crash in 1945, while Thomas died in a bombing raid on
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Heritage and Legacy: A Brief History of the 22d Air Refueling Wing and McConnell Air Force Base
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crew training continued at McConnell until 1 March 1963 when the 4347th CCTW was inactivated.
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In July 1993, the 184th Fighter Group changed gaining commands and became part of the new
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Wichita Airport was returned to civilian jurisdiction, and it remained so until 1951.
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On 31 May 1951, the USAF took title to Wichita Municipal Airport, and on 4 June the
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base located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of
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McConnell Air Force Base was known during the first part of its existence as the
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On 15 November the field was officially transferred to the District Engineer,
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Redesignated: 4347th Combat Support Group, 1 January 1959 – 1 March 1962
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Flying and notable non-flying units based at McConnell Air Force Base.
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McConnell received a new mission in April 1971 with the arrival of the
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Airport was redesignated as the Wichita Air Force Base on 15 May 1953.
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Redesignated: AAF Technical Service Comd, 31 August 1944 – 1 July 1945
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supported the same mission together in a pure "Mirror Force" concept.
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618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)
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Davis 6287: 6238:Beechcraft C-45 6224: 6210:Lockheed HC-130 6176: 6133: 6052: 6011: 5992:Lockheed DC-130 5983: 5976: 5909: 5907: 5892: 5875: 5852: 5847:509th Composite 5723: 5722:unit upon SAC's 5721: 5719: 5716: 5715: 5713: 5699: 5501: 5465: 5430: 5372: 5339: 5233: 5160: 4944: 4928: 4866: 4860: 4717: 4672: 4655: 4509: 4388:Clinton-Sherman 4336: 4326: 4273: 4226:Seymour Johnson 3989: 3974: 3963: 3928: 3920: 3911: 3895: 3874: 3838: 3812: 3786: 3758: 3737: 3651: 3629: 3623: 3614: 3598: 3588: 3558: 3553: 3533: 3524:Service numbers 3495:National Museum 3453:Army Air Forces 3420: 3414: 3382: 3376: 3334:Chief Scientist 3324:Medical Service 3319:Security Forces 3266: 3256: 3241:Security Forces 3198: 3095: 3037: 3011: 2971: 2967: 2962: 2843: 2838: 2758: 2746: 2741: 2740: 2730: 2728: 2724: 2717: 2713: 2712: 2708: 2698: 2696: 2687: 2686: 2682: 2672: 2670: 2657: 2656: 2652: 2642: 2640: 2625: 2621: 2611: 2609: 2601: 2600: 2596: 2586: 2584: 2569: 2565: 2555: 2553: 2550:BBC News Online 2544: 2543: 2539: 2530: 2529: 2525: 2515: 2513: 2500: 2499: 2495: 2483: 2479: 2470: 2466: 2456: 2454: 2453:. 28 March 1956 2439: 2438: 2434: 2424: 2422: 2413: 2412: 2408: 2398: 2396: 2387: 2386: 2382: 2372: 2370: 2361: 2360: 2356: 2335: 2331: 2325:Wayback Machine 2316: 2312: 2301:Wayback Machine 2292: 2288: 2282:Wayback Machine 2273: 2269: 2253: 2252: 2245: 2243: 2236:"Archived copy" 2234: 2233: 2229: 2216: 2212: 2202: 2200: 2192: 2188: 2187: 2183: 2178: 2084: 2075: 2060: 2056: 2028:Wichita, Kansas 2014: 1962:Wichita, Kansas 1957: 1952: 1666: 1658: 1650: 1648: 1553: 1548: 1474: 1392: 1287:184th Bomb Wing 1248: 1226: 1150: 1013: 993: 895: 881:tanker and the 863: 848:Omaha, Nebraska 767: 756: 750: 747: 704: 702: 688: 672: 661: 633: 621: 407: 383: 381: 298: 296: 292: 289: 284: 281: 279: 277: 276: 268: 267: 266: 265: 262: 261: 260: 259: 258: 254: 237: 236: 235: 232: 231: 230: 229: 228: 224: 207: 206: 205: 202: 201: 200: 199: 198: 194: 163: 131: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 7615: 7605: 7604: 7599: 7594: 7589: 7584: 7579: 7574: 7557: 7556: 7551: 7550: 7547: 7546: 7544: 7543: 7537: 7535: 7528: 7522: 7521: 7514: 7512: 7509: 7508: 7506: 7505: 7500: 7494: 7492: 7485: 7479: 7478: 7467: 7466: 7459: 7452: 7444: 7435: 7434: 7432: 7431: 7426: 7421: 7416: 7411: 7406: 7401: 7396: 7391: 7386: 7381: 7376: 7371: 7366: 7361: 7356: 7351: 7346: 7341: 7336: 7331: 7326: 7321: 7316: 7311: 7306: 7301: 7296: 7291: 7286: 7281: 7276: 7271: 7266: 7261: 7256: 7251: 7246: 7241: 7236: 7231: 7226: 7221: 7216: 7211: 7206: 7201: 7196: 7191: 7186: 7181: 7176: 7171: 7166: 7161: 7156: 7151: 7146: 7141: 7136: 7131: 7126: 7120: 7118: 7114: 7113: 7110: 7109: 7107: 7106: 7101: 7096: 7091: 7086: 7081: 7076: 7071: 7065: 7063: 7057: 7056: 7054: 7053: 7048: 7043: 7038: 7033: 7028: 7023: 7018: 7013: 7008: 7003: 6998: 6993: 6987: 6985: 6981: 6980: 6978: 6977: 6971: 6965: 6959: 6953: 6943: 6937: 6931: 6925: 6919: 6913: 6907: 6901: 6895: 6889: 6886:Hurlburt Field 6883: 6877: 6871: 6865: 6859: 6853: 6848: 6842: 6836: 6830: 6824: 6817: 6815: 6806: 6798: 6797: 6794: 6793: 6791: 6790: 6785: 6780: 6775: 6770: 6765: 6760: 6755: 6750: 6745: 6740: 6735: 6729: 6727: 6723: 6722: 6720: 6719: 6714: 6709: 6704: 6699: 6694: 6689: 6684: 6679: 6674: 6669: 6664: 6659: 6654: 6649: 6644: 6639: 6633: 6631: 6624: 6618: 6617: 6615: 6614: 6609: 6604: 6598: 6596: 6592: 6591: 6589: 6588: 6583: 6578: 6573: 6568: 6563: 6558: 6553: 6548: 6543: 6538: 6533: 6528: 6523: 6518: 6513: 6508: 6502: 6500: 6494: 6493: 6486: 6484: 6482: 6481: 6476: 6471: 6466: 6461: 6455: 6453: 6447: 6446: 6433: 6432: 6425: 6418: 6410: 6401: 6400: 6395: 6392: 6391: 6389: 6388: 6377: 6375: 6371: 6370: 6368: 6367: 6362: 6357: 6355:Larry D. Welch 6352: 6347: 6342: 6337: 6332: 6327: 6322: 6317: 6312: 6307: 6301: 6299: 6293: 6292: 6289: 6288: 6286: 6285: 6280: 6275: 6270: 6265: 6260: 6255: 6250: 6245: 6240: 6234: 6232: 6226: 6225: 6223: 6222: 6217: 6212: 6207: 6202: 6197: 6192: 6186: 6184: 6178: 6177: 6175: 6174: 6169: 6164: 6159: 6154: 6149: 6143: 6141: 6139:Reconnaissance 6135: 6134: 6132: 6131: 6126: 6121: 6116: 6111: 6106: 6101: 6096: 6091: 6086: 6081: 6076: 6071: 6066: 6060: 6058: 6054: 6053: 6051: 6050: 6045: 6040: 6035: 6030: 6025: 6019: 6017: 6013: 6012: 6010: 6009: 6004: 5999: 5994: 5988: 5986: 5978: 5977: 5975: 5974: 5969: 5964: 5959: 5954: 5949: 5944: 5939: 5934: 5929: 5923: 5921: 5912: 5902: 5901: 5898: 5897: 5894: 5893: 5891: 5890: 5883: 5881: 5880:Reconnaissance 5877: 5876: 5874: 5873: 5867: 5860: 5858: 5854: 5853: 5851: 5850: 5844: 5838: 5832: 5826: 5820: 5814: 5808: 5802: 5796: 5790: 5784: 5778: 5772: 5766: 5760: 5754: 5748: 5742: 5735: 5733: 5726: 5717: 5709: 5708: 5705: 5704: 5701: 5700: 5698: 5697: 5692: 5687: 5682: 5677: 5672: 5667: 5662: 5657: 5652: 5647: 5642: 5637: 5632: 5627: 5622: 5617: 5612: 5607: 5602: 5597: 5592: 5587: 5582: 5577: 5572: 5567: 5562: 5557: 5552: 5547: 5542: 5537: 5532: 5527: 5522: 5517: 5511: 5509: 5503: 5502: 5500: 5499: 5494: 5489: 5484: 5479: 5473: 5471: 5467: 5466: 5464: 5463: 5458: 5453: 5447: 5445: 5438: 5432: 5431: 5429: 5428: 5423: 5418: 5413: 5408: 5403: 5398: 5393: 5388: 5382: 5380: 5374: 5373: 5371: 5370: 5365: 5360: 5355: 5349: 5347: 5345:Reconnaissance 5341: 5340: 5338: 5337: 5334: 5329: 5324: 5319: 5314: 5309: 5304: 5299: 5294: 5289: 5284: 5279: 5274: 5269: 5264: 5259: 5254: 5249: 5243: 5241: 5235: 5234: 5232: 5231: 5226: 5221: 5216: 5211: 5206: 5201: 5196: 5191: 5186: 5181: 5176: 5170: 5168: 5162: 5161: 5159: 5158: 5153: 5148: 5143: 5138: 5133: 5128: 5123: 5118: 5113: 5108: 5103: 5098: 5093: 5088: 5083: 5078: 5073: 5068: 5063: 5058: 5053: 5048: 5043: 5038: 5033: 5028: 5023: 5018: 5013: 5008: 5003: 4998: 4993: 4988: 4983: 4978: 4973: 4967: 4965: 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Several KC-135R Stratotankers on the apron at McConnell AFB during 2013
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McConnell AFB is located in Kansas
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37°37′23″N 097°16′02″W / 37.62306°N 97.26722°W / 37.62306; -97.26722
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