Extender 84-0191 flew into Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio on April 15, 2024 from Travis AFB in California after it was retired from the 90th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), having served in the US Air Force aerial refuelling fleet since its delivery in April 1985.
The 90th AMW at Travis AFB is the last active-duty wing operating the KC-10 and will retire the final example later in 2024.
This particular aircraft took part in Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986 supporting F-111Fs that attacked targets in Libya. The museum states: “For the first time since World War Two, US aircraft took off from Royal Air Force bases in the United Kingdom for a bombing mission. The KC-10’s large fuel capacity allowed the strike force aircraft to refuel eight times during the mission. The raid proved the US’s capabilities for long-range precision strikes.”
