[A.A. Cunningham]

"It has to move ahead," said Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan. His Wichita district would be home to the Boeing plant where the company would make the new tankers out of its 767 commercial models. The existing tankers, he argued, "were built 45 years ago. Are you driving around in a 1960 Dodge Dart?"

Only partially correct, Todd. The last production KC-135 was delivered in 1965. The last production KC-10 was delivered in 1988.

Wonder if he's as worked up over the B-52. The last of which came off the Wichita line in June of 1962.

[MARK4]

The last production KC-10 was delivered in 1988.

According to www.kc-10.net the year was 1989.