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Mayday over Wichita : the worst military aviation disaster in Kansas history

Title
Mayday over Wichita : the worst military aviation disaster in Kansas history / D.W. Carter.
Author
Carter, D. W.
Publication
Charleston : The History Press, 2013.

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Description
158 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashedinto a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people--mostly African American children--were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. "--
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-155) and index.
Call Number
Sc E 14-42
ISBN
  • 9781626190528 (pbk.)
  • 1626190526 (pbk.)
LCCN
2013030401
OCLC
851035196
Author
Carter, D. W.
Title
Mayday over Wichita : the worst military aviation disaster in Kansas history / D.W. Carter.
Publisher
Charleston : The History Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-155) and index.
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Sc E 14-42
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