RAF sometimes use them too transport troops,But I think they and the VC-10 will be replaced when the A330 arrives.

She flew over my Nans house in dorset,My grandad told me the owner only base her at BOH cause its cheap to park there.

James

hmmmmm interesting i heard she was owned by an arab skiek from london. And the tristars are been used to take the troops to iraq because the have countermeasure equipment.

this is turning into a great thread cheers for posting.

now this is an impressive photo. Any one flown with klm on one of these birds

In the end it’s spares support that keeps a particular type flying. The early Tristars are becoming unique when it comes to spares, whereas the DC10 has less of a problem, the fact that the US Air Force operate them must be a big help. FedEx continue to invest a lot of money in their DC10 fleet, upgrading them to the very latest avionics spec & a two man cockpit, as well as other life enhansing upgrades.
I love the look of the Tristar, it was one of my favourite types, until I actually flew on one! Needless to say I was very dissapointed. I don’t fly often, but the DC10 remains my favourite wide body & the A320 series my favourite narrow body type.

S.B.

what was wrong with the tristar mate?

my uncles flown on the RAF ones several times and he loves them.

How long did BA use the tristar? and were they popular?