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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1995
Page
12
Thirty years after a KC-135 jet fuel disaster in northeast Wichita, residents remember the day when streets became rivers of fire. Children now play in rebuilt parks as scars fade yet memories linger, sparked by a January 16, 1965 crash witnessed by 12-year-old Robert Jackson and others braving light snow and 11 degree cold.
Robert Jackson recalls the explosion that melted his windbreaker as a KC-135 from McConnell Air Force Base crashed into a Wichita neighborhood. Twenty three people on the ground died and seven crew perished. Clarence Walker and Joe Martin Jr. faced personal losses and trauma, while investigators cited mechanical failure. A memorial project is now underway near the crash site.
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