‘Yukla two-seven’ Airmen remembered on 20th anniversary of crash

During a Sept. 22 ceremony, Col. David Gaedecke, 552nd Air Control Wing commander, receives a wreath from a member of Tinker’s Honor Guard to place at the foot of the Yukla 27 Memorial. Assisting with the wreath laying are, from left, retired Master Sgt. Ken Lybolt, who was the crew chief for the Yukla; retired Col. Wylie Koiner, former 552nd ACW commander; and Lt. Col. Don “Boc” Saunders, Canadian Detachment commander. The ceremony marked the 20th anniversary of “Yukla two-seven” crashing 42 seconds after takeoff at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, killing all 24 crew members onboard. (Air Force photo by Kelly White/Released)

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