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Sources of VC10 Information

All right, I confess. I didn't figure out all this stuff by myself. So where did I get all this information from? Well, there are some good books on sale that I can recommend, also I used some other publications.

Books:  

Silent, Swift, Superb: The Story of the VC10

Scott Henderson, Scoval Publishing, ISBN 1902236025

Vickers VC10

Lance Cole, The Crowood Press, ISBN 1861262310

Modern Civil Aircraft 1, Vickers VC10

Martin Hedley, Ian Allen Ltd, ISBN 0 7110 1214 8

Not available anymore, try Ebay or Abebooks

Vickers VC10: AEW, Pofflers and Other Unbuilt Variants: Project Tech Profile

Chris Gibson, Blue Envoy Press, ISBN 0956195105

Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 & Vickers VC10

Stewart Wilson, Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd, ISBN 1875671366

From Bouncing Bomb to Concorde, the authorized biography of Sir George Edwards

Robert Gardner, Sutton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-0750943895

Test Pilot

Brian Trubshaw, Sutton Publishing, ISBN 075092733

BOAC - An Illustrated History

Chris Woodley, Tempus Publishing, ISBN 0752431617

Interesting book about the origins and routes of BOAC. Provides some background to the stories surrounding the VC10, and also scores some points with me by listing this site as a source of information!

British Airways: It's History, Aircraft and Liveries

Keith Gaskell, The Crowood Press, ISBN 1840371420

Airlines & Airliners - VC10, Issue no. 2 - Summer 1993

Aviation Data Centre

Not available anymore, try Ebay or Abebooks

Flying the VC10

B.J. Hurren, Wolfe Publishing Ltd. 1964

Not available anymore, try Ebay or Abebooks
Videos:    

Classic Wings - Vickers VC10

Avion Video

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Buy it from Avion Video
Internet Sites:    

TenWeb, set up originally by Ceri Jones, this site is now run by David Chester, there have been no updates for several years now. David Chester mainly uses this site to promote his MS Flight Simulator model.

http://www.vc10.co.uk

Aerpix - VC10, by Peter Frei

This website is currently unavailable because of a redesign being carried out. I do not know if it will return.

http://www.aerpix.net/

Mackrick, is Rick Lee's mostly Apple Mac dedicated site which also sports a VC10 category as Rick works on these aircraft himself. Look here for some interesting photos and 'local news'.

Rick has taken his website offline for now, I do not know if it will return.

http://www.mackrick.co.uk/VC10index.html

  Many other sites have photos and info. You will have to look on the Links page for these.  
Magazines:  
The Putnam Aeronautical Review, Issue number one, May 1989, various articles Sir George Edwards and others, Conway Maritime Press Ltd.  
The Putnam Aeronautical Review, Issue number two, July 1989, "VC10/Super VC10, Small fleet operators" Dr. Norman Barfield, Conway Maritime Press Ltd.  
Jets, winter 1999, "The Ultimate Tanker" Jon Mynard, IPC Magazines Limited  
Air Enthusiast, March/April 2001, "Queen of the Skies" Frank Prince, Key Publishing Ltd.  
Aeroplane Monthly, September 2007, "Database VC10" Barry Jones, Key Publishing Ltd.  
Brochures:  

Super VC10

A reprint from the April 1965 issue of 'Aircraft Engineering' from Bunhill Publications and issued by BAC.
 

Super VC10 Supplement

A supplement to 'The Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News' dated April 1, 1965.

 

VC10 Air-to-Air Refuelling tanker joins the Royal Air Force

A BAC issued brochure that tells the story of the K2 and K3 conversions.

 

Far East Commuter

A BAC brochure that features a reprint from a 'Flight International' article from 29 January 1970. Also available online in the FlightGlobal Archive

 

BAC Weybridge Division Visitor's Handbook

The 'Visitor's Handbook' for BAC Weybridge Division, issued in 1964.

 

BOAC VC10 Automatic Landing System

A booklet describing the new features on the VC10 that have been added for automatic landing, BOAC Flight Development, march 1968.

 

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