Spectators visiting a KC-10 during the AirFest 2008 Air Show.

USAF, Staff Sgt. Carolyn Erfe

Spectators visit a KC-10 Extender during the AirFest 2008 Air Show.

Hundreds of spectators visit the U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft exhibit, during the AirFest 2008 Air Show held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., May 3, 2008.

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