As an epilogue, Omega Air continues to refuel US aircraft with ex-Japan Airlines and Dutch KC-10 even after the Air Force ...
The KC-10 Extender is a large, flying tanker. It was developed in the 70s based on the civilian passenger aircraft, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. A total of 60 of these types of aircraft were ...
But while passenger jets produced by Boeing and other ... There was also a military version of the DC-10, known as the KC-10 ...
While the KC-10’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can accommodate 75 passengers and transport 170,000 pounds of cargo. The Extender is based on the civilian DC-10 commercial aircraft and ...