VC10. (newspaper article in the UK this week)

RE: VC10. (newspaper article in the UK this week)

Only the Victor K2’s. They have all gone to St Athan for reduction to spares. They tried to keep one at Brize Norton for the gate but the top brass were’nt having any of it apparently…

Paul.

RE: VC10. (newspaper article in the UK this week)

Yep it certainly is a great aeroplane Paul,I agree with you there!Glad to hear they haven’t got rid of ALL thier VC10’s-I was thinking Tornado’s were gonna start dropping into the north sea!!So which varient have they dumped?

RE: VC10. (newspaper article in the UK this week)

Nah mate! Not ALL of the VC10’s have gone. Only some variants. I heard that the VC10 will stay in service for a few years yet although I suppose the spares situation must be getting difficult now. Then again the RAF do have a a habit of improvising and ‘getting their moneys worth’ out of airframes! I hope it lats for a bit longer as it’s a great plane in my opinion…………….. whaddayareckon guys??????

Paul.

RE: VC10. (newspaper article in the UK this week)

Does anyone know anything about the RAF’s current plans to scrap ALL thier VC10 tanker fleet?I heard that they had all gone to StAthan for breaking last month and that some people at Brize were trying to have one saved for prosterity.Anyone else heard this?

RE: VC10. (newspaper article in the UK this week)

I do not know about the nav aids been incompatable. But if the RAF transports still fly goverment people round the world do they now have to travel to and from Brize Norton and can they only land at certain airports around the world which use older landing systems. I once saw two in one day at Manchester on troop movements two or three years ago.