Airplane Crash - Wichita, Kansas 01/16/1965
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Wichita, Kansas
| Date | 01/16/1965 |
| Time | 09:30 |
| Location | Wichita, Kansas |
| Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Type | Boeing KC-135A |
| Registration | 57-1442 |
| Cn/In | 17513 |
| Aboard | 17 |
| Fatalities | 17 |
| Ground | 22 |
| Summary | Shortly after taking off, the aircraft made a left bank attempting to return to McConnell Air Force Base and transmitted a distress message. Soon after, the plane crashed to the ground in a nose-down attitude into houses. Remains of a parachute were found in the No. 1 engine which may have led to an asymmetrical thrust condition. |
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