Created by: Jelle Hieminga, 2001

Updated: 16 April 2014

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What to expect in the future:

• Information on routes flown by BOAC VC10s

• More photos from the RAF days

• More technical data

And perhaps a bit later on in the future:

• More technical system descriptions

• More histories on individual aircraft

What's new:

• Rounding off the BOAC Standard stories is this page about G-ARVL
• ZD241 is alive again!
• Introducing the VC10 into RAF service, by John Revell.
• A photo page about G-ARVK / ZA143
• A story from an initially reluctant VC10 pilot
• A Wedding VC10
• A story about a 'Secret' VC10 at RAF Wyton
• A VC10 with modern V2500 engines?
• I've added some memorabelia from 2012 and 2013 on this page.
• Another photo page about G-ARVJ
• A new book from an ex-VC10 pilot and record holder.
• And two more Standards have their own pages: G-ARVH and G-ARVI (also A4O-VI and ZA142)
• Next in line for some attention was G-ARVG, which later became ZA141.
• Not much, but I've shuffled a few pages around and added one with DVDs about VC10s.
• Pages about wings & aerodynamics, and about the records that were set by 10 Squadron in 1987
• ZA150 is alive!
• New photobook for Christmas?
• What's new?
• A Mig interception during dinner
• ZA147's front fuselage may move to Scotland, if enough Whisky is sold
• Memories of the VC10 by a former photographer (via Eynsham online)
• XV108 forward fuselage moves to East Midlands Aeropark
• A story about IBM's involvement with the Super VC10's tropical trials.
• Pages about 5X-UVA, 5Y-ADA and 5X-UVJ
• New VC10 book due in 2014
• Memories of 5H-MOG's arrival in Nairobi
• Tribute shirts available again, get your order in!
• More whisky anyone?
• The last landing of a VC10
• ZA147 due at Bruntingthorpe
• ZA150 to land at Dunsfold on Tuesday
• Final operational sortie for ZA147 and ZA150
• Pages about ZA147 and ZA150, the last two operational VC10s.
• Tentative final flight date.
• The story of 5Y-ADA's fuel starvation incident over the Indian Ocean.
• Last air show appearance at RAF Leuchars next weekend
• New photo pages about the Ghana Airways VC10s: 9G-ABO and 9G-ABP
• ZA148 has been retired to Newquay to join the Classic Air Force collection.
• The last VC10 simulator flight
• ZA148 will join the Classic Air Force at Newquay on 28th August.
• Two accounts of incidents to VC10s on this page
• A story about Redesigning a VC10
• The last of the original RAF VC10s has been retired
• XR808 not going to Cosford?
• VC10 whisky available
• New limited edition VC10 print
• News about the Queen's birthday flypast and ZD241's future.
• 'The Atlantic Dash' about G-ASGC's speed record in 1979.
• A new page about G-ARVE, and I've now moved all the pages about individual airframes into a new Airframes Section.
• ZA149 has been retired on Monday and ZD241 on Thursday
• Two more retirements are looming.
• A photo page about G-ARVC, which later became A4O-VC and ZA144
• VC10 retirement postponed until September 2013
• The first flight of G-ARTA as seen from the left seat, in Jock Bryce's words.
• Exclusive air-to-air footage of BUA VC10s
• The arrival of A4O-AB at The Brooklands Museum as told by the Captain
• There will be a VC10 present at RIAT 2013!
• Some photos and a timeline of G-ARVB, the second BOAC VC10
• A page with photos of the third BUA VC10 which also flew for the RAE
• A page about the first production VC10: G-ARVA.
• The second and third part of Trials & tribulations, about the testing phase of the VC10, are now online.
• News about the next two retirements
• 101 Squadron leaves the Middle East and Herpa releases a new model.
• Raffle results!
• News about a VC10 three-ship flypast over several RAF bases. Updated with provisional times/route.
• VC10 at 50, photos of the anniversary event at The Brooklands Museum
• XV104 retires on 4 July 2012
• Trials and tribulations, the memoirs of a first generation VC10 ground crew member during construction and testing of the VC10, 50 years ago
• A Raffle to Celebrate 50 Years of VC10 Flight  in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund
• A memory about African fruitbaskets

• VC10s participate in two events over 16/17th June weekend.

• News about VC10s at RIAT and the new artwork on XR808.

• A look at what was happening at Weybridge 50 years ago.

• XV104 will be retired next but XR808 receives a special 50th anniversary tail.

• An updated page with many new photos about the test rigs and structures which were used to develop the VC10.

• Two new stories in Memories: Last VC10 trips and Flying the VC10 on African routes

• Some nice new photos of G-ARVF at the bottom of the page!

• Updated and new photos of G-ARVF and A4O-AB

• Two news items

• Two memories about the VC10 in South America and G-ARVM, both with some great photos

• A spectators view of the White Waltham flypast in 1977

• Story of a low fuel diversion in 1970

• Last VC10 servicing at St. Athan

• Added a new page about G-ASIW with photos and info.

• Updated the list of named VC10s and added info about Wg Cdr L. Cheshire VC.

• XV101 has landed at Bruntingthorpe

• XV101 will be next to retire and new photo of 9G-ABO

• XV102 retires on 12-12-2011,and XV107 follows a day later.

• A memory about a day trip to Nigeria and some new items on the Books page

• I've rearranged the photo page about the RAF VC10s, it includes some new photos as well, and added a page which groups together the air-to-air photos of the RAF fleet, also with some new additions.

• The story of ZA141s inadvertant high speed flight during testing

• Two new photos showing G-AXLR

• British Airways ad featuring the VC10 is out

• XV105 set to retire today (30 August 2011)

• More photos of XR808 landing at RAF Tengah with burst tires

• Incident from 1965 with a door opening in flight

• Two photos from the design team

• VC10 stars in BBC news video

• G-ASGC has her paint touched up

• Ex-VC10 squadron to be reformed

• A4O-AB moves at Brooklands

• Additional images of the RAF tanker conversions at Filton

• A new page with routes and timetables from Air Malawi and BOAC

• A video of BOAC Standard VC10s operating from Lagos, Nigeria

• VC10 vs A400M

• VC10s in RAF Photographic Competition

• Photos of ZA147 at St. Athan added here and here.

• RAF VC10 for Cosford

• Three news items

• A slightly expanded G-ASGC page