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McConnell Air Force Base (IATA: IAB, ICAO: KIAB) is a United States Air Force base located in Wichita, Kansas. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
The U.S. Air Force redirects here, for the official song, see The U.S. Air Force (song) The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
Nickname: Air Capital Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Area - City 359. ...
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Today, McConnell is home to the 22d Air Refueling Wing, the AFRC's 931st Air Refueling Wing, and the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Refueling Wing. AFRC can be an acronym for: Agricultural and Food Research Council Air Force Reserve Command Armed Forces Revolutionary Council This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Shield of the United States Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ...
History
It is located at the site of Wichita's original municipal airport, which was acquired by the United States in 1951. The site was selected in part because it shared a runway with Boeing's Wichita facility. Originally named Wichita Air Force Base, the name was changed to McConnell Air Force Base after less than a year in honor of Wichita brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell, both Air Force pilots and World War Two veterans who died in airplane crashes. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
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Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
In the 1950s Strategic Air Command selected the site for 18 Titan II missile complexes, which were at McConnell until 1986. The 381st Strategic Missile Wing was inactivated on 8 August 1986. Deactivation of all Titan II ICBM systems began in July 1982 and was completed in June 1987. From 1962 until 1964 McConnell hosted and flew the F-100 Super Sabre, and later the F-105 Thunderchief. Then in April 1971, with the arrival of KC-135 Stratotanker, the base began its new refueling mission. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was the operational establishment of the United States Air Force in charge of Americas bomber-based and ballistic missile-based strategic nuclear arsenal from 1946 to 1992. ...
Titan II launch vehicle launching Gemini 11 (Sept. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
F-100A Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a jet fighter aircraft that served with the USAF from 1954 to 1971 and with the ANG until 1979. ...
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, commonly known as the Thud by its crews, was a single-seat supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. ...
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2040s. ...
In early 1983, McConnell learned that it would be the first to receive the B-1B Lancer bomber. The first one touched down at McConnell on 4 January 1988 and one year later the first Lancer aircrew and aircraft assumed alert duty. In 2002, as part of a plan to reduce and consolidate the Air Force's B-1 fleet, the B-1s were transferred to other bases. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Boeing IDS (formerly Rockwell) B-1B Lancer is a long-range strategic bomber in service with the USAF. Together with the B-52 Stratofortress, it is the backbone of the United Statess long-range bomber force. ...
January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On 26 April 1991, a tornado devastated McConnell during the Andover, Kansas Tornado Outbreak. As a result of the tornado, the base constructed new facilities to replace the destroyed base services. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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