Rear view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft

SSGT Steve McGill, USAF

Rear view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron

Rear view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, in use during a tactical large force employment exercise. In the background is a KC-135 refueling aircraft.

Date:2nd December 1983

Keywords: KC-10, Extender, USAF, tanker, 909th, Refueling, 1983

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