PICS: Last operational Vickers VC10 flight today 20sept2013

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http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorton/ne ... 3E7E6AF909

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... -of-an-era

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 23#p548323

http://www.vc10.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4353#p4353 Photo of special "washing the aircraft"...

Below are the details of the FINAL VC10 sortie/flypasts on Friday 20th September 2013

The last two VC10 aircraft (ZA147 and ZA150) will conduct their final air-to-air refuelling sortie, then diverge to carry out fly pasts of various locations around the UK.

The aircraft are expected to fly according to the following schedule (all timings are local):

ZA147 –

12.20 – Newcastle

12.40 – Warton

13.05 – RAF Coningsby (VC10 will be accompanied by a GR4)

13.15 – RAF Marham (VC10 will be accompanied by a GR4)

13.35 – Birmingham

ZA150 –

12.35 – RAF Lossiemouth (VC10 will be accompanied by a GR4)

12.55 - RAF Leuchars (VC10 will be accompanied by a Typhoon)

13.15 – Prestwick

Both aircraft are expected to return to Brize Norton by 13.45 for a final fly past at 14.00.

All times are local, and subject to change, based on the conditions of the day and aircraft availability.

http://www.vc10.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4353#p4353

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Newcastle today, photos:
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=55301

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Really old beauties:
Both former EAST AFRICAN AL
ZA-147 ex 5H-MMT (1966)
ZA-150 ex 5H-MOG (1970)

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Really old beauties:
Both former EAST AFRICAN AL
ZA-147 ex 5H-MMT (1966)
ZA-150 ex 5H-MOG (1970)

Formation photos of both at
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=55308 now.

Also: http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... 16&t=87018

Bye bye Vickers "Funbus"...