Often during combat tankers are kept on station for the purpose of refulling
damaged or low stated,fighters returing to their bases. If the tanker
station is a segnificant distance from its' base, the off-going tanker will
transfer its' excess fuel to the on-coming tanker.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/

"PVK" wrote in message
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Perhaps the receiving KC10 was halfway through a long flight, and the
tanking 10 rendezvoused with it from another base. Or maybe it was just an
exercise. There could be any number of reasons.



"Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message
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Why have a KC-10 refuel another KC-10? Guess: One can carry more fuel
than it can takeoff with? Takeoff with max fuel load uses enough fuel
that it's worth in air refueling to get maximum range.

"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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