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KC-10 79 ARS Jet Black Lithograph

KC-10 79 ARS Jet Black Lithograph poster art.

The 79th Air Refueling Squadron (79 ARS) is part of the 349th Air Mobility Wing,  Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and is one of two reserve squadrons based at Travis AFB, California operating KC-10A Extender aircraft. Their call sign is “TOGA’s” 

Constituted as the 79th Troop Carrier Squadron on 23 March 1943 and formed in April 1943 by I Troop Carrier Command (WWII). The 79th trained and equipped at various bases in the United States for the balance of the year. Deployed to England, being assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command, Ninth Air Force in early January 1944, during the Allied buildup prior to the invasion of France. The squadron participated in the D-Day operation, dropping 101st Airborne Division paratroops near Cherbourg, then carried out re-supply and glider delivery missions the following day.

The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft– the military version of the three-engined DC-10 airliner operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The KC-10 was developed from the Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program. It incorporates military-specific equipment for its primary roles of transport and aerial refueling.

 

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