Originally Posted by johnw
Great pics and video

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the first jet tanker pic a Lockheed tri-star?
British military used the same basic plane as a bus to various parts of the planet.


It's a DC-10. The DC-10 and the L-1011 look similar.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10

DC-10 Air Tanker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC-10_Air_Tanker

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DC-10


Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar

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L-1011

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