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Tanker 910 at Rapid City

Tanker 910
Tanker 910 lands at Rapid City, April 23, 2013.
Tanker 910 lands at Rapid City

One of the DC-10’s, Tanker 910, visited Rapid City today. On the way back from scheduled maintenance in Michigan, they still have two more stops scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, before they head home to California. These times are approximate and subject to change.

  • Billings, Montana, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Missoula, Montana, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

These photos were taken by Bill Gabbert. Click on them to enlarge.

DC-10 air tanker

 

Tanker 910

Tanker 910 Tanker 910

 

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Down in the “basement” of the DC-10, below where the passengers used to sit, is the hydraulic mechanism that operates the doors on the retardant tanks.

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Tanker 910 flight crew
The Crew on Tanker 910. L to R: Flight Engineer Brad Pace, Captain Kevin Hopf, and Captain Jack Maxey

 

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