USAF McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender - 2nd BW, Barksdale AB (original delivery colors) - 79-0433

On September 26, 2024, the last two KC-10 Extenders left Travis Air Force Base in the US state of California. Since 1980, the KC-10 had been a vital component of the US and allied armed forces, flying airlift and aerial refueling missions around the globe. The KC-10 could carry twice as much fuel as the older KC-135 and, at the same time, almost as much cargo as the C-17 Globemaster. To commemorate the retirement, Herpa is releasing a small, limited series of three models of the tri-engine aircraft. The first model bears the insignia of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the last US Air Force unit to operate the Extender (item no. 538367). In addition to a KC-10 in the original delivery colors of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (item no. 538374), the very first of 60 KC-10s built for the U.S. Air Force, serial number 79-0433, will also be produced in a limited edition in its original blue and white color scheme. It was finally retired in 2022 and can now be admired at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

A true-to-scale, miniature model for adult collectors.