DC-10 Air Tanker

U.S. plane

The DC-10 Air Tanker is a kind of American airplane. They are jet air tankers, and they have a wide body. They are used for fire-fighting from the air, or aerial firefighting unit.

DC-10 Air Tanker
Tanker 910 fighting the Rim Fire, August 2013
General information
ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas (conversion by 10 Tanker STC)
Management and usage10 Tanker Air Carrier
Number built5 converted from former airliners
History
Introduction date2006
First flight2006
Developed fromMcDonnell Douglas DC-10