USAF KC-10 EXTENDER LOSES REFUELING BOOM
According to a media release of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. – Yesterday an USAF KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft from the 60th Air Mobility Wing emergency landed at 11:20 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
The KC-10 was conducting training in support of Mountain Home AFB’s Gunfighter Flag Exercise when the refueling boom separated from the aircraft near the range complex. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Mountain Home AFB. All crew members are safe and no injuries have been reported on the aircraft or on the ground. The indicent is under investigation.
The KC-10 was conducting training in support of Mountain Home AFB’s Gunfighter Flag Exercise when the refueling boom separated from the aircraft near the range complex. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Mountain Home AFB. All crew members are safe and no injuries have been reported on the aircraft or on the ground. The indicent is under investigation.
