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McConnell Air Force Base (IATA: IAB, ICAO: KIAB, FAA LID: IAB) is a United States Air Force base located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. The airbase was named in honor of the brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell of Wichita, who had both been Air Force pilots and veterans of World War II. It is the home of Air Mobility Command's 22d Air Refueling Wing (22 ARW), Air Force Reserve Command's 931st Air Refueling Wing (931 ARW), and the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Intelligence Wing (184 IW).

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  • Die McConnell Air Force Base ist ein Militärflugplatz der United States Air Force und der Standort der 22. Luftbetankungseinheit des Air Mobility Command, der 931. Luftbetankungsgruppe des Air Force Reserve Command und der 184. Aufklärungseinheit der Kansas Air National Guard. Der Flugplatz liegt rund 15 Kilometer südöstlich von Wichita, Kansas. (de)
  • La McConnell Air Force Base è una base aerea militare dell'United States Air Force gestita dall'Air Mobility Command situata presso la città di Wichita, nel Kansas.La base, attivata il 5 giugno 1951, prende il nome dai fratelli McConnell, nati a Wichita, il Tenente Colonnello Edwin M., morto il 1 settembre 1997, il Capitano Fred J., morto il 22 ottobre 1945 e il secondo tenente Thomas L, ucciso il 10 luglio 1943, tutti piloti della Seconda Guerra Mondiale a bordo di B-24. (it)
  • McConnellova letecká základna (anglicky McConnell Air Force Base; kód IATA je IAB, kód ICAO KIAB, kód FAA LID IAB) je vojenská letecká základna letectva Spojených států amerických ve státě Kansas (USA), nacházející se šest kilometrů jihovýchodně od města Wichita. Tato základna, dostavěná v průběhu roku 1941, byla zpočátku známá pod názvem „Wichita Municipal Airport“. Oficiálně se sice mělo jednat o výhradně civilní letiště, vojenské letectvo však mělo již od začátku stavby připraveny plány na jeho vojenské využití. Tyto záměry se zcela potvrdily po vstupu Spojených států do války proti silám Osy. Letiště s novým názvem přešlo do rukou letectva USA a pod názvem „Wichita Army Airfield“ pak po celou dobu války sloužilo mimo jiné ke zkouškám těžkých bombardérů Boeing B-29 Superfortress, jejich (cs)
  • McConnell Air Force Base (IATA: IAB, ICAO: KIAB, FAA LID: IAB) is a United States Air Force base located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. The airbase was named in honor of the brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell of Wichita, who had both been Air Force pilots and veterans of World War II. It is the home of Air Mobility Command's 22d Air Refueling Wing (22 ARW), Air Force Reserve Command's 931st Air Refueling Wing (931 ARW), and the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Intelligence Wing (184 IW). (en)
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