Created by: Jelle Hieminga, 2001

Updated: 15 October 2021

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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

(No promises on when to expect any of this I'm afraid... )

What's new:

• A story about maintenance findings that could have turned out a lot worse.
• XV108's encounter with a thunderstorm within its first two weeks in service.
• Some new and changed images of the mock-up and test section.
• A few commemorative covers.
• AircrewInterviewTV talks to former RAF VC10 pilot Chris Nash.
• A new article about the politics surrounding the Vickers 1000, leading up to the VC10 orders.
• Second volume of Freddie Laker biography out.
• Book from a 10Sqn steward now out.
• A very personal account about the crash of 5X-UVA at Addis Ababa Airport in 1972.
• Added photos to the G-ASIX page.
• Classic Gatwick Jetliners book out.
• How did the VC10 contribute to development of glass cockpits? Read about it here.
• Spot the differences: flight deck photos from the early days.
• Super VC10 crash Addis Ababa remembered.
• Still two intact VC10s at Bruntingthorpe.
• A new 1:200 scale model of G-ARVM from JC Wings.
• ZA150 photobombing Top Gear crew.
• Several audio recordings from BOAC/BA flight decks.
• Two new photos of 9G-ABP.
• News about the aircraft at Bruntingthorpe.
• Some memories of the final BA flights in March 1981, for G-ASGF and G-ASGL, and a magic trick that went wrong.
• There is a short review and erratum available for Lance Cole's latest title.
• I have finished building pages about the individual airframes! G-ASGR was the last one that needed to be added.
• Some additional photos of 5H-MMT.
• Two more, which leaves just one to do: G-ASGJ and G-ASGK.
• It's two for one today: pages about G-ASGN and G-ASGO.
• A page about G-ASGI.
• A page about G-ASGH.
• A page about G-ASGF.
• Four additional photos of ZA148, some additional photos for G-ARVG, G-ARVL, 9G-ABO, G-ASGB and G-ASGD as well.
• New paint for a test fuselage section.
• Added photos of the reissued G-ARVF model.
• Coffeetable for sale.
• New 1:200 scale G-ARVF model coming up.
• Article in Vintage Spirit magazine.
• New Lance Cole title about the VC10 available.
• What would a VC10 fuselage be doing on a trailer in 1963/64?
• Some great memorabelia from G-ASGL's final British Airways flight.
• A page about G-ASGD.
• A page about G-ASGE.
• Will ZA150 fly again?
• A memo from August 1966 about the passenger appeal advantage of the Super VC10.
• Some more timetables showing VC10 flights.
• A very limited range of Merchandise.
• A new story about an amorous couple in first class.
• A page with an extensive look at a Nigeria Airways model built from an Airfix kit.
• Various timetables showing VC10 flights.
• Two new books out, and the books page now has several crew memoirs listed, with the magazines on a separate page.
• News items about the VC10 Rescue and Relocation group and an article about EAA Supers.
• Photos showing the fin of XX914 being removed.
• Flying to Doha on G-ARVI in 1964
• Photos of XV108's AAR incident in 2012
• VC10 simulators on the move
• New books with BOAC/VC10 stories available soon.
• Bruntingthorpe closure puts VC10s at risk.
• XV104 engine pod caravan in George Clarke's Amazing Spaces.
• ACM 'Mike' Beavis passes away.
• The A330 Voyager beat the VC10's 1987 records.
• Photos from a trip in February 1965. I also rearranged some stories onto this page.
• Ben Elton painting available as print.
• Video from VC10's 50th anniversary event.
• A personal account of G-ASGO's hijack.
• A personal account of G-AXLR's thrust reverser incident.
• Scoring landings in Belize
• Some photos of XV109 in Kathmandu
• A page that shows a bit of the special RAF equipment that was sometimes used.
• A bit of a story about Freddie Laker's involvement with the VC10.
• A story about freight doors on VC10s, and a photo of a strange pair.
• Book with BOAC/VC10 inspired stories due out soon.
• Polished Conway compressor blades available.
• Added four photos of XV102, and photos of XR808.
• Added brochures and timetables.
• Battle honours awarded.
• Group photos, most of them with a VC10 in the background.
• Photos of Wisley, now and then.
• Photos of Retirement prints.
• An anecdote about interchangeability of parts.
• Photos of an interesting wooden model.
• Some airline menus.
• Additional photos of XR809/G-AXLR and ZA143
• Ollie Pallett 1982 - 2020
• Flying for a Sheik, and some small additions such as special philatelic covers.
• Working at Filton during the conversion project
• Sultan Qaboos has passed away
• A scan of the BCal VC10 sales brochure
• RIP Arthur Ricketts
• Added some images to the RAF Memorabilia page
• Season's Greetings
• New 1/72 scale VC10 model due out January
• A new book about BOAC.
• Video and photo from open day added to ZA150 page.
• How G-ARVF was sold to the UAE.
• Open day for ZA150 coming up.
• XV108 repaint completed.
• Some news items.
• The last missing K4 has been added to the site, ZD242 has its own page.
• Two new memories about Fijian politics and an eccentric Flight Engineer.
• A page about the 1969 Trans-Atlantic Air Race and the VC10s that competed.
• New book about the career of an ex-VC10 pilot.
• BAC 1-11 retires.
• Gin Flight Masterclass on board XR808.
• For the real fans, some sound effects recorded both inside and outside a VC10.
• Just Flight Professional package released for Flight Simulator.
• Added a near-miss to the Incidents.