ZA148 @ Newquay

ACLVC10 · Post by **ACLVC10** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:09 pm

Heres a couple of mine to start.....

Flour Power · Post by **Flour Power** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:48 pm

Thanks for sharing these Andy. I hope you've got more.

ACLVC10 · Post by **ACLVC10** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:51 pm

There's a few more but there not all that great to be honest, photography isnt my greatest subject....

Andy

Flour Power · Post by **Flour Power** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:56 pm

ACLVC10 wrote:photography isnt my greatest subject...

Nor mine!

Please feel free to put them up anyway.

Mike

AJW · Post by **AJW** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:32 pm

Although it is sad that another '10 has retired today, I'm glad it's gone to a good home!

The question is though, why are the engines going to be removed? I know it's part of the contract, but surely there's no need for them to be removed. There must already be a mountainous pile of conways somewhere!!

VC10BAC · Post by **VC10BAC** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:07 pm

Had to 'clean' this up, but here is ZA148 on a high pass...

and here, down for the final time...

Al.

VC10BAC

jonf45 · Post by **jonf45** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:22 am

Nice pics chaps, great to see the Newquay bys giving here a great reception. Such a shame to see all these "last flight" shots, but at least this one has a happy ending

Jon

Gsxr600 · Post by **Gsxr600** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:56 pm

AJW wrote:Although it is sad that another '10 has retired today, I'm glad it's gone to a good home!

The question is though, why are the engines going to be removed? I know it's part of the contract, but surely there's no need for them to be removed. There must already be a mountainous pile of conways somewhere!!

There was an ex VC10 Conway on eBay a few months ago for a very tidy sum, so they are not exactly worth scrap value only or worthless.

Post by **Jelle Hieminga** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:28 pm

There was a batch of ten Conways actually. I didn't follow the auction so I don't know if they were sold, and I cannot remember the asking price. It was a four figure sum though.

Magnum · Post by **Magnum** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:35 pm

Jelle Hieminga wrote:There was a batch of ten Conways actually. I didn't follow the auction so I don't know if they were sold, and I cannot remember the asking price. It was a four figure sum though.

Believe it was about £4k per engine. Sold as seen, no anciliaries, no engine stand to transport it on. There was no guarantee they were working and they didn't sell.

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 3:26 pm

Great shots Andy! Just catching up on the forums and pleased to see the images of 148 going to her new home, the water canon salute was a lovely touch and you've captured it well so don't give up with taking photo's, they're good!! =D>

Laurieg · Post by **Laurieg** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:53 pm

I am afraid she does not quite look like that now

We have been working on her to make the pods/HDU safe but the engines are all removed so she is looking a bit short-ended, if you see what I mean!

The guys at the museum are all raving about her and it is an excellent addition to the collection, particularly as the Boscombe I-II is just across the way. If they park them side by side it should look okay, (you know, the 1-11 says that one day I will grow up to look like that)!!!!!

The only shot I have was too large but it wasn't brill anyway

A Little VC10derness

ZA148 @ Newquay

ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay

Re: ZA148 @ Newquay