on september 22, 1995, a united states air force boeing e-3 sentry airborne early warning aircraft crashed on departure from (previously named) elmendorf air force base with the loss of all 24 on board. the aircraft, serial number 77-0354, and using call sign yukla 27, struck birds during takeoff and lost power in two of the aircraft's four engines, subsequently crashing into a wooded area less than a mile from the end of the runway.