Lt. Col. Leslie Summers (left), a chaplain assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, makes remarks at a memorial service at Scott AFB, Ill., while Col. Pete Nezamis, commander, 126th Air Refueling Wing, looks on. The ceremony commemorated the four Wing aircrew members who perished in an aircraft accident 30 years ago. Maj. William S. Dixon, Jr., Capt. Kenneth L. Herrick, Capt. Robert J. Nicosia and Master Sgt. Richard A. Crome were aboard a Illinois National Guard KC-135A "Stratotanker" while on a routine training mission when their plane exploded near Greenwood, Ill., March 19, 1982. In addition, 23 members of the 928th Tactical Airlift Group, Air Force Reserves, who were passengers also lost their lives.
| Date Taken: | 03.19.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 03.19.2012 14:59 |
| Photo ID: | 544506 |
| VIRIN: | 120319-F-TL822-120 |
| Resolution: | 2144x1424 |
| Size: | 243.53 KB |
| Location: | SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, US |
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