@ Fairfield, CA
May 2022
A KC-10 touches down after a flight demonstration during the 2022 Wings Over Solano airshow at Travis AFB. First flown in 1980, this aerial refueling tanker aircraft is the military version of the three-engined DC-10 airliner. The KC-10 retains 88% commonality with its commercial siblings. Additional internal fuel tanks increase the KC-10’s fuel capacity to 356,000 lb, nearly doubling the KC-135’s capacity. A total of 60 KC-10s were produced for the USAF. In January 2023 the USAF announced that all KC-10s will be retired by 30 September 2024.