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Rick Site Admin

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21631 Location: UK
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Ironhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2010 Posts: 458 Location: Leicestershire
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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it's sister,ZA147,flew into the Cold War Jets Collection at Bruntingthorpe....to be broken up as they already have a VC10. |
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Rick Site Admin

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21631 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ironhead wrote: | it's sister,ZA147,flew into the Cold War Jets Collection at Bruntingthorpe....to be broken up as they already have a VC10. |
I managed to have a look around Brunty a few weeks back, and I counted five parked up in the distance, and more have arrived since then
RJ _________________ Rick (OCC Admin)
Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc. |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4294 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
It says it is destined for Brooklands
It is only 26 miles or so, but that could be another Monster Moves prog.
Shifting a VC 10 by road is a lot more difficult than a Canberra or a Gannet which they have already done. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
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Rick Site Admin

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21631 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 7:06 am Post subject: |
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The one at Dunsfold is now under the care of Brooklands, but will remain at Dunsfold on public display from what I read.
RJ _________________ Rick (OCC Admin)
Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc. |
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RotaryBri
Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 464 Location: Warwick
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:12 am Post subject: |
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It is sad to see that the VC10 has ceased flying. I live under the flight path to Birmingham Airport and a RAF VC10 used to go there during the last few years. It was the sound that you noticed first and what a noise it was. Great to see it go overhead but unfortunately it meant that it was carrying a number of wounded servicemen being taken from Afghanistan to Hospital. _________________ Keep Torqueing,
RotaryBri
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deckerdudex304
Joined: 26 Jun 2014 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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So good to hear those RR Conway's again, I get goose bumps every time I hear them
The ''queen of the sky's'', a very apt name for one of the best 'kites ever made [/i] |
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Rick Site Admin

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21631 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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A small folder of old aviation photos and postcards was found at a sale recently, in them was this interesting shot of VC10 G-ARVC. It first flew (BOAC) in 1963. In 1966-7 it was leased to Nigeria Airways, the livery it's shown in below, before reverting back to BOAC.
Later it was converted to tanker spec with the RAF, before being scrapped in 2001. The forward fuselage survives.
RJ _________________ Rick (OCC Admin)
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3074 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:32 am Post subject: |
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Look at all the airport Karriers. It seems every airport had them and lots of them too. Imagine if Rootes would have survived. _________________ 1937 Ford 7w
1937 Hillman 80
1946 ERF C.I.5
1947 Hillman Minx
1955 Hillman Minx Mk8
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Kleftiwallah
Joined: 27 Oct 2016 Posts: 222 Location: North Wiltshire
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Apart from flying in a Chipmunk whilst in the A.T.C. the V.C.10 was the first aircraft I flew in taking me out to Tengah Singapore in 1968.
Cheers, Tony. _________________ It may work in practice, but not necessarily in theory! |
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