Mayday Over Wichita: The Worst Military Aviation Disaster in Kansas History - Hardcover
by D. W. Carter
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540208491ISBN-10:1540208494UPC:9781540208491Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:United States, AviationBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SCZP42Q4CK
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 crashed into 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540208491ISBN-10:1540208494UPC:9781540208491Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:United States, AviationBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SCZP42Q4CK
Carter, D. W.: - D. W. Carter is a historian, author and educator in Kansas, specializing in military and social history. Carter first arrived in Wichita when he was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in 2003. Carter considers himself a transplant Kansan and currently resides in Topeka.
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