Prototype Vickers VC-10 in the colours of BOAC touching down at Farnborough. This aircraft first flew on 29th June 1962 but was written off in 1972 after a very hard landing at Gatwick
Lifts off with an ear splitting roar from 28L (now 27L) as seen from the Queen's Building, long since closed to enthusiasts. Those were the days! - Photo taken at London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) in England, United Kingdom on December 18, 1966.
On 29Jun2012, the 50th Anniversary of the Vickers VC10 was celebrated at Brooklands UK. Occasionally, VC10s visited Australia. A blast from the past - BOAC VC10 G-ARVH passes overhead on departure from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport in Nov 1973. I also photographed RAF VC10 Tanker ZA147 at RAAF Fairbairn in April 1987. - Photo taken at Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML) in Victoria, Australia in November, 1973.
Photo of Vickers VC10-1102 Ghana Airways 9G-ABO taken in -, International Airspace on 01-01-1964 by ATI Collection of AirTeamImages.com
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"Swift, Silent, Serene" The Vickers VC10 & Super VC10 aircraft operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation in the 1960s and 1970s.
Photo taken at Stockholm - Arlanda (ARN / ESSA) in Sweden on October 24, 1971.
Still retaining its BOAC UK registration. Ended its flying service with the RAF as ZA141. - Photo taken at Cork (ORK / EICK) in Ireland in December, 1974.
Close-cropped low res Front Stbd view of ‘British airways’ Vickers VC10 Srs1101 G-ARVH MSN 810 taxying into Melbourne’s new Tullamarine Airport YMML during Nov 1973. This aircraft wears ‘British airways’ titles on the superseded BOAC Speedbird livery. (The aircraft was Delivered to BOAC on 02July1964.) The 60th Anniversary of the Vickers VC10 will occur in June 2022 (Covid-19 permitting!) - Photo taken at Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML) in Victoria, Australia in November, 1973.
9G-ABO in storage at Prestwick in 1982. This aircraft was subsequently scrapped at prestwick. - Photo taken at Glasgow - Prestwick (PIK / EGPK) in Scotland, United Kingdom in 1982.
101sqn Recovering back to Brize after a sortie over the North Sea - Photo taken at In Flight in England, United Kingdom on November 3, 2000.
10sqn's last white VC-10 sharing the trade with a 101sqn VC-10 K4 - Photo taken at In Flight in England, United Kingdom in November, 2000.
Photo taken at Kemble (EGBP) in England, United Kingdom in July, 1992.
Photo taken at Fairford (FFD / EGVA) in England, United Kingdom on July 10, 2012.
Close up look of the Rolls-Royce Conway engines that power the VC-10 - Photo taken at Brize Norton (BZZ / EGVN) in England, United Kingdom on June 13, 2009.
101 sqn - Photo taken at In Flight in England, United Kingdom on May 29, 2009.
101sqn - Photo taken at In Flight in England, United Kingdom on June 21, 2007.
Vickers VC10 Srs1101 G-ARVM (cn 815) British Airways (scrapped in 2006. Forward fuselage and nose preserved at Brooklands) Cosford (EGWC) UK - England, 1984.
