{"id":15785,"date":"2019-04-17T22:39:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T22:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/17\/mcconnell-evacuates-airplanes-including-the-new-pegasus-tanker-as-severe-storms-roll-in\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:20:12","slug":"mcconnell-evacuates-airplanes-including-the-new-pegasus-tanker-as-severe-storms-roll-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/04\/17\/mcconnell-evacuates-airplanes-including-the-new-pegasus-tanker-as-severe-storms-roll-in\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell evacuates airplanes \u2014 including the new Pegasus tanker \u2014 as severe storms roll in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/03\/18\/floodwaters-overwhelm-one-third-of-offutt-nine-aircraft-evacuated\/\" target=_blank>evacuated 13 of its aircraft<\/a> in the face of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/03\/21\/waters-recede-from-offutt-flightline-as-flood-recovery-continues\/\" target=_blank>severe weather<\/a> coming into the Wichita area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell said in a release that the aircraft \u2014 which included KC-135 Stratotankers and three of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/04\/02\/air-force-again-halts-kc-46-deliveries-after-more-debris-found\/\" target=_blank>KC-46 Pegasus tankers<\/a> \u2014 were flown to Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington to try to prevent them from being damaged. Fairchild was chosen as a \u201csafe haven\u201d base because it is located far from the storm, is able to house personnel from McConnell, and could provide maintenance for the planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from those needed for the 13 aircraft, personnel from McConnell are not being evacuated, the base said. But they should take the proper precautions, including safeguarding their homes, finding shelter, and stockpiling supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/03\/29\/first-rivet-joint-recon-airplanes-return-to-offutt\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rivet-Joint.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">First Rivet Joint recon airplanes return to Offutt<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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