Retired Travis Air Force Base KC-10 to be displayed at National Museum of the United States Air Force
(FOX40.COM) — One of Travis Air Force Bases KC-10 Extenders will not be subject to the scrapyard and instead will live out retirement as a display aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio.
On Monday, the museum began sharing photos and videos of KC-10 Serial Number 84-0191 arrival, dawning the Travis name high on its tail.
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According to the museum, 84-0191 took part in Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986 where it served as a “mother ship” for F-111’s targeting a command center for a Libyan terrorist group in Tripoli.
“The KC-10’s large fuel capacity allowed the strike force aircraft to refuel eight times during the mission,” the museum writes. “The raid proved the US’s capabilities for long-range precision strikes.”
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84-0191 will be located at the museum’s Air Park among other legendary Air Force aircraft including the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135R Stratotanker, A-10A Thunderbolt II and the F-15A Eagle.
The 90th Air Mobility Wing stationed at Travis AFB is the last active-duty wing operating the KC-10 and will see out its remaining service life until it retires later this year.
The KC-46 Pegasus will take up the mantle of the 40-year legacy of the Extender and the USAF’s long-standing air-to-air refueling capabilities.
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