AdvertisementIn California, Air Tanker Pilots Help Keep Wildfires At BayOctober 29, 2019Matt GuilhemfacebookEmailTanker 914 is operated by the Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. It's one of four DC-10 jumbo jets converted to fight fires. The huge planes are 181 feet long and have a wingspan of 165 feet. Fully loaded before making a drop, the aircraft can tip the scale at 420,000 pounds. (KCRW)