VC10's at Brunty

she is in, approx 5 flypasts to burn fuel, then sent away as apparantly some one complained about the noise, after 10 min she was back and landed for the last time around 3pm

Hmm, weathers fine here,,,, lol :diablo:

There’s a new plan in place to fly XV104 to Brunty tomorrow. See the Facebook link above for more details, or have a look at the forum on my site.

Weather was indeed the issue…XV104 is due Wednesday afternoon “weather” permitting VFR rules!

Yes I guess on a final trip with no ils its hardly worth risking your neck in pretty dismal weather as we seemed to have today.

Or another “operational requirement’ came up,,,,

Or, looking out of the window, it might have been the weather…

Or another “operational requirement’ came up,,,,

Just because it is on some roster doesnt mean some little bureaucrat cant take his crayon and scribble it out.

With apologies to anyone who travelled to Brunty for the arrival of XV104: the flight was scrubbed again. This news arrived pretty late and due to my job interfering with my hobbies I wasn’t able to post this earlier.

The OC 101 Sqn confirmed at the VC10 event at Brooklands last Friday that XV104 is already off the operational roster so the flight being scrubbed may be a sign of her putting up a fight. The next provisional date is next Wednesday 4 July which will be the third attempt to fly XV104 into retirement. We’ll have to call this one ‘The VC10 that didn’t want to die…’.

Someone on UKAR posted that 104 will go into Bruntingthorpe tomorrow around 3 ish.

Any confirmation on this? I’ll try to get there to see the old girl off.

Yes, that’s the plan indeed. I’ve posted the same here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-VC10derness/205305179480938

Yup, same as they have done with the Carrier, the Harrier and the Nimrod.

so they delayed scrapping this airframe due to “Operational Requirements”, if an “Operational Requirement” come up after its scrapped what does MOD do then???? Stick thier heads in the sand and pretend it didnt happen?

Someone on UKAR posted that 104 will go into Bruntingthorpe tomorrow around 3 ish.

Any confirmation on this? I’ll try to get there to see the old girl off.

re;

They were there in the Srping with a Hercules. Pity nobody saved the cockpits. They would have been great in museums as hands on exhibits.

Anyone with anymore info on 104?
It’s well past it’s provisional retirement date now. I don’t want to make the trip without knowing for sure it will be tomorrow, when I just happen to be walking that way and it appears 😉

Sorry to be a pain i don’t like to ask too often but would hate to learn after the fact, thats so frustrating 😡

Thanks in advance

indeed there is no evidence there at all save a few washers, sad and empty

No VC10s at Brunty last weekend – so all four must have been chopped

Andy

I’ve just received news that XV104’s last flight has been delayed by a couple of weeks. As soon as I hear more it will become available on the news page I linked to above or, if you’re on Facebook, the website’s Facebook page (see link on front page of site).

Thanks for the update. I’m fairly local so with at least a little warning i can get there to see her come in.

So anyone with any info on XV104? Suggested it may be up for scrapping last month.

Here’s what I know: http://www.vc10.net/news.html

Boy I bet you two would be the life and soul of a party, can’t beat a couple of flappers…. 😀