McConnell Air Force Base
McConnell Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Sedgwick County, Kansas. 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. Today, McConnell is home to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st Air Reserve Group, and the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Refueling Wing. See also Andover, Kansas Tornado
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