C/n 824 - 9G-ABP

Date
21 May 1965	First flight.
5 June 1965	Spotted at Prestwick for crew training.
18 June 1965	Delivery to Ghana Airways as 9G-ABP. Collected from Wisley by Captain G.W. Daggett.
June 1965	Present at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.
1967	Leased to Middle East Airlines.
28 December 1968	Destroyed at Lebanon airport by Israeli commandos.

Photo BAE Systems / Brooklands Museum archives

Photo copyright Ken Fielding

Photo collection J. Hieminga

Photo A.J. Altevogt

1. The second Ghana Airways VC10 seen at Brooklands undergoing engine tests before first flight, this would have been in May 1965.
2. Ken Fielding spotted 9G-ABP at Prestwick where it was being used for crew training. This was prior to its delivery on 18th June so technically the aicraft was on loan from Vickers.
3. On 1st August 1965 9G-ABP was photographed at the maintenance area at London Airport.
4. 9G-ABP in Ghana Airways colors at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. ABP was the only Ghana airways VC10 to have a main deck cargo door, the outline is just visible around the logo on the forward fuselage.

Photo via K. Darling

Photo collection Chris Knott

Photo via Aviation Photography of Miami collection

1. Another photo of the early Ghana Airways colour scheme. On ABP, the centre portion of the rudders appears to have remained white, while ABO later had this section painted yellow.
2. When leased to MEA 9G-ABP was repainted, compare this photo to the next one as there are a few small details that were changed over time, for example the Ghana Airways titles over the front fuselage.
3. A great photo that shows 9G-ABP landing at what looks a lot like Heathrow.
4. 9G-ABP seen at Beirut Airport in MEA colours, it was here that the aircraft would be destroyed.

1. 9G-ABP in full Middle East Airlines colourscheme.
2. The aircraft is seen here at BOAC's maintenance base at London Heathrow in front of the TBA building.

GA	Medium blue cheatline edged with red and white, white over grey fuselage, red, yellow and green national flag on rudder. Centre portion of rudder was still white during first months (not sure if it was ever painted yellow on 9G-ABP).
MEA	White over grey fuselage with red cheatline, cedar tree logo on fin.