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Apologies for the delay in posting today's #VC10birthday, but I was away visiting XR808 and did not have a cellphone signal all day.
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of XV103's first flight in 1967. Named 'Edward Mannock VC', this C1(K) was never repainted in the grey scheme, carrying the 'shiny ten' colours until retirement in 2001 after 34268h. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_833__X…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of XR808's first flight in 1966. Named 'Kenneth Campbell VC', this C1(K) would fly with 10 and 101 Sqn for 47 years and 3 weeks before carrying out the final flight of a C1. Preserved at RAFM Cosford. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_828__X…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of XV108's first flight in 1968. Named 'William Rhodes-Moorhouse VC', this C1(K) would fly with 10(1) Sqn for 39202 hours before its retirement in 2012. Its forward fuselage is looked after at East Midlands Aeropark. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_838__X…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of G-ARVL's first flight in 1964. This #VC10 was used for the first Royal flight in 1965. It flew for BOAC/BA until October 1974 and was converted to a K2 tanker, flying as ZA140 until 2000. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_814__g…
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G-ARVM - a legendary airframe…
(White Waltham, 1977)
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of 9G-ABP's first flight in 1965. This #VC10 was the second airframe for Ghana Airways, the only one with a main deck cargo door. It was leased to MEA but ended up destroyed in an Israeli commando raid. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_824__9…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of G-ASGG's first flight in 1965. This Super #VC10 was initially used to test and certify the new Elliot autoland system for the Super VC10 fleet. It flew as a K4 tanker serialled ZD235 before retiring in 2002. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_857__g…
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In the continuing saga of the Luton Airport elephant, it is now to be found below the elevators at the airport DART station, #VC10Friday special!
@GuyInFlight @MaxK_J @Birdseed501 @JohnLStrickland @Tim_the_Pilot @scottiebateman @Fly_BOAC @Brabazon2 @nealteamgibson @speedbird_uk
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of ZD241's first flight in 1995. This ex-BOAC Super VC10 became a K4 tanker in its 2nd career and then a crowd favourite at Bruntingthorpe in its 3rd career, carrying passengers during its taxi runs. Scrapped in 2022. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_863__g…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of G-ASGA's first flight in 1964. The Super #VC10 prototype was demonstrated at that year's Farnborough show and would continue to a long career with both BOAC/BA and the RAF (as K4 ZD230). vc10.net/Airframes/cn_851__g…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of XV102's first flight in 1962. Named 'Guy Gibson VC', this C1 would fly with 10 Sqn for 41802.20 hours before its retirement in 2012. In September 2007 it briefly carried 'Celebrating Oxfordshire' tail colours. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_832__X…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of G-ASGN's first flight in 1968. This Super #VC10 flew with BOAC/BA but was hijacked in 1970 and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan where it was blown up alongside a Swissair DC-8 and a TWA 707. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_864__g…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of 5X-UVJ's first flight in 1969. The fourth airframe for EAA carried the Pope on a first visit to Africa. It became a K3 tanker for the RAF and was retired in 2013. Front fuselage now in Sharjah. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_884__5…
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of G-ARVE's first flight in 1963. This #VC10 was used to test the SVC10 engine nacelle configuration, flew for BOAC/BA until October 1974 and was scrapped at LHR after being used as part payment for 747s. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_807__g…
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The page about G-ARVE (vc10.net/Airframes/cn_807__g…) has six new photos in preparation for a #VC10birthday tomorrow!
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#VC10birthday Today is the anniversary of G-ARVK's first flight in 1964. This #VC10 flew for BOAC and BA for 11 years, was used by Gulf Air and would become a RAF K2 tanker. Early in its career it lost a door. Retired in 1998, it was scrapped in 2001. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_813__g…
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#VC10birthday 2/2 Today is also the anniversary of ZD240's first flight in 1994. This ex-BOAC Super VC10 became a K4 tanker and served in several conflict zones with 101 Squadron before its retirement in 2005. It was scrapped at RAF St. Athan. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_862__g…
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#VC10birthday 1/2 Today is the anniversary of ZA142's first flight in 1984. This ex-BOAC Standard VC10 delivered fuel as a K2 tanker for 17 years and would carry out the last ever flight of a BOAC Standard VC10 in 2001. vc10.net/Airframes/cn_811__g…
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