| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 84-0191 |
| Alternate Serial: | 40191 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (C-10 Extender) |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender (DC-10-30CF) |
| C/n (msn): | 48230 / 400 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 60 AMW / 349 AMW |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 17 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 830715 |
| Photo Comment |
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Arriving at the NMUSAF as recently as April 2024 from its last duty station at Travis AFB, this KC-10A served as mother ship for an element of F-111s attacking a Libyan terrorist network command centre in Tripoli in Operation El Dorado Canyon, including the F-111F on display in the museum. This marked the first time since WWII that US aircraft had taken off from RAF bases in the UK for a bombing mission, the KC-10 allowing the strike force aircraft to refuel eight times This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 July 2025, and has since been viewed 49 times. |