Crews of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-10 Extender fleet attended the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford to show off their aircraft to British crowds one final time before the type’s upcoming ...

What You Need to Know: After 44 years of service, the U.S. Air Force has officially retired its last KC-10 Extender, an aerial refueling and cargo aircraft. The KC-10, based on the McDonnell Douglas ...

In a two-day event, Travis Air Force Base’s 60th Air Mobility Wing and 349th Air Mobility Wing (Air Force Reserve Command) hosted a ceremony featuring an aircraft tour, commemorative patches and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Donald A. Gerds was a senior concept interior designer for Douglas Aircraft Company who worked on the DC series of aircraft. This collection ...

After decades of service, a legendary tanker says farewell. Alan de Herrera A retired KC-10 Extender known as Excalibur awaits a six-day mothballing process at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, ...

The KC-10 Extender has officially been retired from the US Air Force after more than four decades of service. In a ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, leaders and veterans celebrated the aircraft's ...

The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) McDonnell Douglas KC-10 refuelling aircraft has made what is likely to be one of its last international air show appearances before the type is retired. The KC-10 appeared ...

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force welcomed the KC-10A Extender Monday, a tanker and cargo aircraft that will become part of the museum’s permanent collection. Retired Lt. Col. James Aaron flew ...

Aircraft in general, but military ones in particular, are built to last. That's why the skies of today's world are filled with machines first imagined decades ago, and also why we don't get to see a ...

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar almost bankrupted the company due to production delays and limited demand in the trijet market. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 had a problematic safety record but outsold the ...