✈️ Travel Oct 21, 2026 · Kai Greet

First KC-10 Leaves the Boneyard For New Life With Omega Air Refueling

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First KC-10 Leaves the Boneyard For New Life With Omega Air Refueling
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The first of a number of retired U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extenders understood to have been acquired by contractor Omega Aerial Refueling Services left Davis-Monthan AFB on Oct. 20 for San Antonio International Airport.
Now on the civil aircraft register as N82247, the trijet formerly carried the serial 86-0034 during its 35 year U.S. Air Force career. It was one of a small number of KC-10s withdrawn to the care of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) ‘boneyard&#8217

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