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| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft made an emergency landing at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport. The plane suffered of a lightning strike over Chicago then an in-flight emergency aboard the plane was declared.
A witness heard "multiple explosions". Two tires were blown during the landing
There were no injuries.
Sources:
Twitter.
http://www.wisn.com/article/military-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-at-milwaukees-mitchell-international/20967263
Media:
#BREAKING: Emergency vehicles surrounded a military plane that landed moments ago at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport.
— WISN 12 NEWS (@WISN12News) 30 mai 2018
A @WISN12NEWS photographer who was on scene said he heard "multiple explosions" as the KC-135 aircraft came in for a landing.https://t.co/0sfTRU9HWZ pic.twitter.com/A3h5ubinzT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2018 00:16 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 31-May-2018 00:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2018 20:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-Apr-2021 07:47 | TB | Updated [Damage, ] |
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