MESA, Ariz. — Large firefighting air tankers like the DC-10 that is now stationed in Mesa at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport are a reassuring sight but their use has been somewhat controversial. Some ...

An inside look at a DC-10 Tanker used to mitigate wildfires If you live in Montana, you’ve probably seen a DC-10 Tanker flying in the sky on its way to help put out wildfires. If you live in Montana, ...

Take a look inside the DC-10 Tanker that helped fight three Arizona wildfires this week Meet the pilot who flew missions across three different fires in Arizona this week! RK Smithley gave ABC15 an ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Thousands of firefighters and volunteers have been working over the last week to tackle the Los Angeles wildfires. Helping in that fight is Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. Its fleet ...

How the DC 10 air tanker works with wildfire crews When firefighters on the ground need some extra support, they call in air tankers. There are four DC 10 tankers in the world, and one of them is ...

A DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker drops a huge load of retardant on the Burro Fire northeast of Tucson in the Coronado National Forest on June 30, 2017. Video by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star ...

EDWARDS, Calif. — NASA is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service on a project to examine the mission suitability of Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire retardant ...

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 may be long gone from commercial passenger service, but several of these iconic trijets still operate across the US. More than 50 years since its first flight, a handful of ...

A Ligonier native — and a former firefighter at Ligonier Station 43 — is out in California helping fight the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. While he was in Ligonier, he fought fires from the ...

An Omega Air KDC-10 tanker refuels F-16s from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base in South Korea enroute to Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore during the recent Command Sling 23 exercise. The ...