Hello all!
How long do the RAF VC-10 fleet have to go until retirement?
I only ask as the last few weeks have seen VC-10s visiting marshalls aerospace at cambridge,for i asume,cosmetics.
Todays arrival was calling:868 and looked a little worse for wear!
see attachment.
Regards,
Ben.
By: ZRX61 - 12th June 2005 at 03:24
Don’t hesitate, just post them here 😉
I don’t have a scanner, I gave up with them as the temp here in the Mojave kills them in about 2 weeks flat….
By: mike currill - 11th June 2005 at 20:04
The VC.10 (or another) departed from Halifax Airport, Nova Scotia on Monday, 16th May about 2.00 p.m. It certainly got the attention of a few residents who are more used to Boeings and Airbus’s. Sorry no photo available.
I bet it did. They are certainly not the world’s quietest aircraft by any means
By: AgCat - 10th June 2005 at 19:47
10 Sqn to Disband?
According to a post on another website it was announced in the last 24 hrs that 10 Sqn is to disband later this year and three more 10s are to be scrapped. Confirmation anyone?
I should learn to type faster than mmitch!
By: mmitch - 10th June 2005 at 19:33
On the RAF website it says that 3 more VC10s will be withdrawn from use and the 16 left will be operated by 101 squadron. 10 squadron will be disbanded in October.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/news_0506_06.html
mmitch.
By: kodak - 25th May 2005 at 09:33
Painted versions, including a C1K showing how they should STILL llook before all this grey nonsense! 😡
By: Archer - 25th May 2005 at 07:36
I have some pics taken from the top of the parking lot next to Camb YMCA on Parkers Piece of 3 VC10’s flying over in formation 🙂 Taken between ’89 & ’91.
Don’t hesitate, just post them here 😉
By: ZRX61 - 25th May 2005 at 03:56
I have some pics taken from the top of the parking lot next to Camb YMCA on Parkers Piece of 3 VC10’s flying over in formation 🙂 Taken between ’89 & ’91.
By: Newforest - 17th May 2005 at 20:15
The VC.10 (or another) departed from Halifax Airport, Nova Scotia on Monday, 16th May about 2.00 p.m. It certainly got the attention of a few residents who are more used to Boeings and Airbus’s. Sorry no photo available.
By: Newforest - 16th May 2005 at 15:56
There was a VC.10 at Halifax airport, Nova Scotia on 13th May getting ready to depart.
By: Slipstream - 13th May 2005 at 22:54
It strikes me as strange that the FR pod is painted in primer as well – these used to be removed when a/c went for servicing/painting. I live near Brize so I’ll have to keep an eye out for it. I still think the original green / grey was the best scheme ( ‘B’ ZA141 1983-84)
By: DGH - 13th May 2005 at 19:47
Sssh Damien, keep quiet about those Lightnings. 😉
Next you’ll be letting everyone in on the pilot currency operation down in Cape Town. 😉 😀
By: RPSmith - 13th May 2005 at 19:02
All it needs is a white Playboy Bunny on the tail
Roger Smith.
By: Atlantic1 - 13th May 2005 at 17:55
Cracking pic Damien. Anyone know why it came out black and not the usual green/yellow?
Tom.
By: met24 - 13th May 2005 at 15:28
Sorry about the poor picture wrong place wrong time!
It’s better than I managed … despite apparently successfully writing the images onto the CF card (I powered the camera back up again after the shoot and quickly reviewed them), when I put it into the PC it was blank, save for the readme that I leave on the card 🙁
It (the VC-10, that is!) sounded good though.
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th May 2005 at 15:22
Cambridge ATC have developed a sense of humour? I bet they’re miserable again by the weekend. 😉
By: Cambridge Flyer - 13th May 2005 at 14:31
yep same aircraft
It left around cambridge midday`ish.
Right wing was still in yellow primer.
Some good atc chatter between tower and the vc-10.
Aircrew joking about the “unfinished wing”,atc replying:”that`ill teach you to bring it here!”
Sorry about the poor picture wrong place wrong time!
Regards,ben
By: Atlantic1 - 13th May 2005 at 10:35
Same Aircraft?
http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=54267&st=0&#entry442297
Tom.
By: Firebird - 13th May 2005 at 09:24
Poor assumption re: who will be the flight crew :rolleyes:
AIUI it’s a lease deal like any other except with one caveat.
UK-plc will be probably be leasing them as well by the end of the decade… :rolleyes:
By: BlueRobin - 13th May 2005 at 09:11
Poor assumption re: who will be the flight crew :rolleyes:
AIUI it’s a lease deal like any other except with one caveat.
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