Beavercreek Township in Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 28, 2025

1. McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender Marker

Inscription. The KC-10A Extender is a US Air Force advanced tanker and cargo aircraft whose primary mission is aerial refueling. Within the same mission, the KC-10 can refuel US and coalition forces aircraft using either a hose and drogue centerline refueling system or an advanced aerial refueling boom. KC-10s can also be refueled from another KC-10 or a KC-135.

The aircraft is configured to simultaneously carry military cargo and personnel. Since 1981, the KC-10 has been an important part of air fueling in times of war and peace, improving global mobility for US armed forces.

The KC-10A on display, serial number 84-0191, was instrumental in 1986 during OPERATION EL DORADO CANYON, serving as a "mother ship" for an attacking element of US F-111s, including the F-111F on display in the Museum. Their target was the command center for a Libyan terrorist network in Tripoli. For the first time since WWII, 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

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for long-range precision strikes.

This aircraft arrived at the museum in April 2024 from its last duty station at Travis AFB, California.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and boom operator)
Engine: 3 General Electric CF6-50C2 turbofans, each producing 52,500 lbs of thrust
Max Fuel Load: 356,000 lbs
Max Cargo Load: 170,000 lbs
Range: 4,400 miles with cargo; 11,500 miles without cargo (unrefueled)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold.

Location. 39° 47.107′ N, 84° 6.439′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Beavercreek Township. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Spaatz St, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender Marker - wide view with aircraft image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 28, 2025

2. McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender Marker - wide view with aircraft

in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lockheed AC-130A (about 400 feet away); Boeing EC-135E ARIA (about 500 feet away); Conair NC-131H Total In-Flight Simulatot (TIFS) (about 600 feet away); The Belly Tank (about 600 feet away); American Air Forces in England, WWII (about 600 feet away); White Square (about 600 feet away); 8th Air Force Control Tower (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.