VC-10

Possel.
G-ARTA the Prototype VC10 was converted from its original prototype form in 1968 to be an equivalent of the production 1103, however there were sufficient differences tha it received the unique type number 1109. This s where it gets interesting as the Aircraft was sold to Freddie Laker, but ever operated by a Laker owned company. It was then leased to various operators on short leases but ended up being a permanent part of the BUA fleet (G-ARTA, G-ASIW, G-ASIX and G-ATDJ), but as far as I tell remained in Laker Ownership even after the transfer to BCAL and the ‘unfortunate incident’ in early 1972 – The circumstances of which still irritate me after all hese years.

Thanks for making that clear – I was wondering if my memory had completely gone!

Chaps,are we forgetting A40-AB last flight around 1987 into Brooklands!:eek:

Possel.
G-ARTA the Prototype VC10 was converted from its original prototype form in 1968 to be an equivalent of the production 1103, however there were sufficient differences that it received the unique type number 1109. This is where it gets interesting as the Aircraft was sold to Freddie Laker, but never operated by a Laker owned company. It was then leased to various operators on short leases but ended up being a permanent part of the BUA fleet (G-ARTA, G-ASIW, G-ASIX and G-ATDJ), but as far as I can tell remained in Laker Ownership even after the transfer to BCAL and the ‘unfortunate incident’ in early 1972 – The circumstances of which still irritate me after all these years.

The mention of the Air Malawi VC10 reminds me of something I heard at RAE Bedford in 1981. They had the old RAE VC10 XX914 there where it was for sale as scrap. A fitter told me that when he helped an Air Malawi rep to inspect it, he said “it’s a bit corroded, isn’t it?”

The Air Malawi chap replied “It’s better than the one we’ve got!”

NB Didn’t Laker Airways operate the prototype G-ARTA before it was w/o at Gatwick in a heavy landing?

You were just given the answer in the previous post!:D Air Ceylon, Air Malawi, BUA, British Caledonian, East African Airways, Ghana Airways, MEA, Nigeria Airways and Sierra Leone Airways.

Did anybody besides BOAC,BA and Gulf fly the type?

Here’s a nice little website for y’all to enjoy…

http://www.vc10.net/index.html

Thanks for the answers;)

Thanks Grey Area for the answer and NewForest for reminding me of the remaining history.

29 October 1979.

This was 7Q-YKH, ex G-ASIW which was stored at Bournemouth for several years until returning to Malawi where it languished and was broken up in 1994.

Just a matter of interest when did the Air Malawi VC10 stop operating?

29 October 1979.

Just a matter of interest when did the Air Malawi VC10 stop operating?

My pleasure to see a VC10 of the RAF earlier this year at Aberdeen, still a beautiful sight.

Did anybody see the RAF VC-10 arrive today into MAN mid afternoon, I was in Cheadle at the time so only got to see the underside. Does anybody know if they still carry passengers or was it a refueler? Also noted that the Kalita 747 is back again, any ideas why and what it’s carrying?

Lastly, an A330 arrived just after the VC-10 which was red and white, but again I could only see the underside and couldn’t see who it was, anybody know?

The RAF use the VC-10 in a passenger role, aswell as cargo and Refueling!

Long live the VC-10! She is in theory the fastest commercial Jet in service any where in the world! Wonder if they could outlive the RAFs tristars?? Seen as the tristars seem to have major issue with Relibilty!

No, the last airline to operate the VC.10 was BOAC!:D Unless you know better?…

Almost correct.

It was British Airways. 🙂

No, the last airline to operate the VC.10 was BOAC!:D Unless you know better? The last flight was on 29/3/81.

This would be disregarding flying VC.10’s with the Sultan of Oman, Qatar Government and the UAE Government.

Has anyone any idea who was the last airline to operate the VC10 ?? Super or otherwise, was it BA, or someone else ?

Give the man a cigar!

Oooops…. dropped it. And it was the last one, too.

Ah well. 😀

Good job I gave up when I did. I’ll take alcohol though 😉

No I didnt but wish I had, love the VC10

Almost as good looking as the IL62!:):):)

Vickers Commercial?

Give the man a cigar!

Oooops…. dropped it. And it was the last one, too.

Ah well. 😀