Following a steep approach at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in crosswind conditions, the four engine aircraft landed hard. Upon landing, it went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest, …

Oct 12, 1988 · An Air Force tanker plane crashed this afternoon at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, killing 6 people and injuring 10 others. The plane, a four-engine KC-135 Stratotanker used to …

The KC-135 tanker landed hard following a steep approach in crosswind conditions. The airplane went off the side of the runway and broke up. A fire erupted. photo (c) Matt Ellis; Oscoda …

Oct 12, 1988 · A training exercise for a fire crew at an Air Force base turned into a life-and-death struggle when a tanker plane crashed, killing all six crew members and injuring 10 …

Sep 25, 2018 · The four engine airplane departed Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB in the early morning on a flight to Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport. En route, the partially disintegrated in the air, …

Sep 27, 2016 · The Alpena News reports that John R. Harrison, Fred Anderson, Cliff Call, Dwaine Crane and Dale Solon survived the crash Sept. 26, 1976. Their memorial Monday took place …

Sep 26, 1976 · An Air Force KC-135 tanker plane, the military equivalent of a Boeing 707, crashed and exploded Sept. 26 near Alpena, Mich., on the Lake Huron shore. Fifteen persons, …

Jul 28, 2021 · An Air Force tanker plane crashed Tuesday afternoon at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, killing six people and injuring 10 others, authorities said.

The four engine airplane departed Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB in the early morning on a flight to Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport. En route, the partially disintegrated in the air, entered a dive and …

Jan 31, 1989 · ABILENE, Texas -- An Air Force KC-135 tanker laden with fuel for an in-flight refueling mission crashed and exploded Tuesday while trying to take off from Dyess Air Force …