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    Copper 5, an aircrew never forgotten [Image 3 of 4]

    Copper 5, an aircrew never forgotten

    PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES

    03.13.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Wes Parrell 

    161st Air Refueling Wing   

    Col. Edwin Slocum, vice wing commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, accepts the identification tag of Tech. Sgt. Donald J. Plough donated to the wing during 35th Annual Copper 5 Memorial at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Mar. 13. Plough was the boom operator and crew member aboard Copper 5, Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aerial refueling jet from the 161st that was involved in a mid-air collision with a civilian plane, killing the four person aircrew on Mar. 13, 1982.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 03.13.2017
    Date Posted: 03.14.2017 17:22
    Photo ID: 3228307
    VIRIN: 170313-Z-GD917-011
    Resolution: 4494x3535
    Size: 8.01 MB
    Location: PHOENIX, AZ, US

    Web Views: 53
    Downloads: 5

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