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76th AS hosts memorial for IFO-21 crash

April 11, 2024
Photos by Senior Airman Thomas Karol
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Members of the 86th Airlift Wing Honor Guard place a wreath at a memorial site in remembrance of those who lost their lives at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2024. Service members, civilians from the Kaiserslautern Military Community gathered to honor the memory of those who perished in the IFO-21 aircraft crash, on April 3, 1996. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
Shannon Murphy, 86th Airlift Wing historian, speaks at a memorial service dedicated to those who lost their lives in a 1996 aircraft crash at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2024. A U.S. Air Force CT-43A aircraft, with the call sign IFO-21, crashed while on approach to the Zagreb Pleso airport, Croatia, killing all 35 passengers on board April 3, 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
The names of service members who lost their lives in a 1996 aircraft crash are displayed on a memorial at the Battle of Britain Memorial Garden at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2024. The memorial was placed at the 76th Airlift Squadron’s old headquarters building before the 86th Civil Engineer Group moved the memorial to its current location at the Battle of Britain Memorial Garden. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
The 86th Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors during a memorial service at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2024. Members of the 76th Airlift Squadron and other members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community came to pay their respects to those who lost their lives when a U.S. Air Force CT-43A aircraft with the call sign IFO-21, crashed in Croatia killing all 35 people on board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
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