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Excargodog

08-21-2020 08:24 PM

Travis AFB in trouble

tnkrdrvr

08-21-2020 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Excargodog (Post 3113833)

They could have just left the KC-10s to burn. Save the taxpayers the cost of flying them to the boneyard.:D

PurpleToolBox

08-22-2020 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by tnkrdrvr (Post 3113835)

They could have just left the KC-10s to burn. Save the taxpayers the cost of flying them to the boneyard.:D

Biggest mistake ... retiring the KC-10s early.

Excargodog

08-22-2020 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnkrdrvr (Post 3113835)

They could have just left the KC-10s to burn. Save the taxpayers the cost of flying them to the boneyard.:D

Might convert them to water tankers. California is going to need all the help they can get.

tnkrdrvr

08-27-2020 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Excargodog (Post 3114133)

Might convert them to water tankers. California is going to need all the help they can get.

When I lived in Colorado, I watched the DC-10 tanker dropping on the Black Forest fire. Very impressive!

hydrostream

08-29-2020 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Excargodog (Post 3114133)

Might convert them to water tankers. California is going to need all the help they can get.

“Whoops forgot to take the fuel out of that one...”

rickair7777

08-29-2020 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hydrostream (Post 3118749)

“Whoops forgot to take the fuel out of that one...”

The blast wave might put the fire out.

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