Development
The first converted aircraft, currently registered as N450AX, was originally delivered as a civil passenger plane to National Airlines in 1975, and subsequently flew for Pan Am, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Omni Air International.
The conversion of the original airframe to a fire-fighting aircraft was a joint venture under the name of 10 Tanker Air Carrier between Cargo Conversions of San Carlos, California and Omni, with conversion work being performed by Victorville Aerospace at the Southern California Logistics Airport at Victorville, California. The first aircraft was given the call-sign Tanker 910 by the operator, while the second was named Tanker 911.
The second 10 (Tanker 911) was obtained from U. S. flag carrier OMNI Air International where it served as a commercial and military transport. It was modified to an aerial firefighting configuration by Kalitta Air Services, a heavy jet overhaul facility in Oscoda, Michigan.
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