Investigation continues into air refueling tanker mishap

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker during Air & Space Power Expo '99. The Expo was put on for congress to show how ready the US Air Force is for the next millenium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Morrison) (Released)

Air Force officials are continuing to investigate what caused a piece of an air refueling tanker to come apart in midflight and prompted an emergency landing at Mountain Home Air Force Base on Nov. 1.

The Air Force KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., was conducting training in support of the base's Gunfighter Flag exercise when the refueling boom separated from the aircraft near the Mountain Home Range Complex.

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