Travis AFB’s KC-10, C-17 and C-5M Aircraft Evacuated As California Wildfires Spread.
August 21, 2020 Tom Demerly Military Aviation
The U.S. Air Force ordered a mandatory evacuation of northern California’s Travis AFB late Wednesday night as wildfires in the region continue to spread ahead of firefighting efforts.
As word of the mandatory evacuation order for northern California’s Travis AFB reached the media late on August 19, 2020, streams of the base’s aircraft could be seen on the flight tracking website ADSBExchange leaving the base and flying north to various locations. The aircraft included KC-10 Extender tankers and C-17 Globemaster III airlift aircraft and two C-5M Galaxy heavy lift aircraft. Within an hour at least ten aircraft were visible on the flight tracking software leaving the base.
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