Model Description
InFlight 1/200th scale IFKC10USAF0121 USA – Air Force McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender (DC-10-30CF) 87-0121 Smooth Operator with stand. Available to pre-order at Flying Tigers.
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1981 to 2024. A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program. It incorporates military-specific equipment for its primary roles of aerial refueling and transport. It was developed to supplement the KC-135 Stratotanker following experiences in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
The KC-10 was the second McDonnell Douglas transport aircraft to be selected by the Air Force following the C-9. 60 KC-10s were produced for the USAF. The Royal Netherlands Air Force operated two similar tankers from 1995 to 2021 designated KDC-10 that were converted from used civilian DC-10, instead of purpose built aircraft.
The KC-10 played a key role in the mobilization of US military assets, taking part in overseas operations far from home. These aircraft performed airlift and aerial refueling during the 1986 bombing of Libya (Operation Eldorado Canyon), the 1990–91 Gulf War with Iraq (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm), the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (Operation Allied Force), the War in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom), and the Iraq War (Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn).
RRP £134.00
