Vc10 the story of a classic jet airliner magazine 2015. Image caption on their final flight the vc10s refuelled a eurofighter typhoon, tornado gr4, hercules, boeing e3 sentry as well as each other. Feel free to follow us on other social media outlets below. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. It all began with a simple facebook post about my grandmother not being considered a veteran. Although obviously covering more than just the vc10, this book includes 9 pages about garta and gasga.
The vc10 has its origins in vickers ambition to design the worlds first truly intercontinental jet airliner. The story of a classic jet airliner starts out with a background of vickersarmstongs and the early development of the vc10, including some excellent pictures of the v. This image was on the royal flight s christmas card for 1987. A vickers super vc101154 passenger plane, registered 5xuva, was damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at addis abababole airport add, ethiopia. Last night iain duncan smith, the shadow defence secretary, condemned the move. Aug 01, 1988 i carried a more challenging book along on vacation this past week, but once there found i wasnt in the right frame of mind for it. The 2ship vc10 k3 sortie tails za147 and za150 included the full range of counterparts.
The vc10 became the victim of several issues, the two main ones being the timing of its debut and the standards compromise between performance and operating costs. A4oab at london heathrow, 6th july 1987, about to leave for the final. A tyre tread on the port main undercarriage came off on take off. The last of the vickers built designs was the type 1101 vc10, the first of which garta flew for the first time from weybridge on 29th june 1962.
Final flight explores their illfated trip and the misinformation surrounding it for more than 60 years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Vc10 to newquay the retirement of za148 aeroresource. Photo taken at in flight in england, united kingdom on october 10 of the most beautiful airplanes from the history of aviation the vickers vc10 is a longrange british airliner designed and built by vickersarmstrongs aircraft ltd, and first flown at brooklands, surrey, in 1962. Boac, boeing and a jet age battle 1st edition by lance cole isbn. The supers soldiered on for another six years with the final super flight in boac by then actually british airways service in march 1981.
While every effort is made to include accurate and correct images, descriptions and pricing for all products, inadvertent errors may occur. Its final flight was from muscat to brooklands via heathrow on 6787, crewed by officers of the omani royal flight. In doing so the aircraft completed its 48,351st flying hour but now takes up permanent residence as a static exhibit with the classic air force caf. Asn aircraft accident vickers super vc101154 5xuva addis. Gasgc was the third super vc10 to be built and flew for the first time in january 1965, although its official delivery date is the 27 th march 1965. Final flight jake grafton series book 3 kindle edition. Following on from last weeks video about the airbus a310 is an eight minute. Vc10 the story of a classic jet airliner magazine 2015 on. The last bac 111 to fly touched down at baltimorewashington on 6th may 2019. The book actually grew out of a facebook group see here about boac. Other books have charted the vc10 in airline life, but this book blends that story with a wellresearched tale of corporate and political power play.
I just received the news that arthur ricketts, exeaa vc10 captain, passed away on 5th december 2019, aged 81. If you use a saved flight in fs, always reselect the aircraft and then save the flight again whenever you install a new version of the panel. Several crew members have not reported back from their leave and a beautiful american reporter who boarded the united states in tangiers may. The raf kept these aircraft flying until august 20 after 50 years of service. David chester has modelled the super vc10 for microsoft flight simulator. The airplane operated on a flight from addis ababahaile selassie i international airport add to romafiumicino airport fco. His visit is expected to be the last time that the vc10 is used for this type of flight. Vickers vc10 for sale in uk 20 secondhand vickers vc10. Have a look at the news page for an article and two new books. Thankfully a number of vc10s survive and are on display for the public to visit.
Since then the rear fuselage along with the outer wings, fin, tail plane and engines have all been carefully refitted onto the aircraft in the rebuild. As with any aviation title covering a particular type, vc10. The rafs last vickers vc10 jetliners have completed. The mighty vickers vc10 at dunsfold final flight of. There were 96 passengers and crew members on board. Unfortunately i never had the pleasure of a vickers vc10 flight. A story of africa and atonement is a fascinating biography of dr. Last flight is a book published in 1937 consisting of diary entries and other notes compiled by aviation pioneer amelia earhart during her failed attempt that year at. The final flight of the vc10 the end of an era occurred on 25 september 20 when the very last flight took place of a vickers vc10. The characters in this book were very much not even secondary characters in the main series. I was 24 years old as a fresh faced flying officer when i first walked up the steps of a vc10 and ill be 52 in. Crews often consisted of 34 depending on the flight. Of these, one was destroyed in a takeoff accident at addis ababa in 1972, and the other four were retired in 1977 and returned to bac, subsequently being purchased by the raf. In this case, after almost two thirds of the pages the aircraft has yet to take off for its first flight, so the focus is very much on the development phase and on technical aspects.
Age catches up with vc10s as flights for vips are axed. Anne spoerry, a frenchswiss physician and member of the french resistance. The raf became the final operator of the vc10, retiring the type in september 20. For the real fans, some sound effects recorded both inside and outside a vc10. The vc10 now only operates in the raf, where it has been a good servant for many years as the converted k series of transport and in flight refueling tanker. The vc10 performs its last operational flight for the raf. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading final flight jake grafton series book 3. The vc10 s official last flight with the raf took place on 20 september 20, when sister aircraft za150 undertook a flight over the north sea from brize norton where she linked up with raf typhoons and tornado gr. Vickers vc10 jetliners fly last mission from raf brize. Other books have charted the vc10 in airline life, but this book blends that story with a. Typhoon and tornado gr4 fighters, hercules transports, and even extending the mission by refueling one vc10 from the other. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Vc10 books and more vc10 videos vc10 models essential page.
It has been succeeded in the aerial refuelling role by the airbus voyager. Brooklands museum vickers 1103 vc10 sultan of oman. After an eight month dismantling process, a 70 mile journey along the m6m54 motorway and a four month rebuild, the royal air force museum cosford is pleased to announce that its latest acquisition, vc10 serial number xr808 is now complete and on public. Back when aeroplanes were designed by humans with a set of french curves and a sense of aesthetics and not by wretched computers. Final flight critical survey of contemporary fiction print print. This is how i built a radio controlled vickers vc10. After refurbishment at bac hurn, it was operated as a40ab by the sultan of omans royal flight at muscat, and was the last civilian operated vc10 in service.
A flyby of the royal flight reception building in oman. With its undercarriage down and its flaps partially extended, the vc10 struck trees kilometres short of runway 19. The book is lavishly illustrated with many full page colour photos. Bbc news vc10 s last operational flight 20th sept 20. The final flight of a raf vc10 occurred on september 25th, 20. Final flight was the most appealing title on the small shelf of the resorts library, so i read that instead. Lance coles new book, vc10 icon of the skies, looks into the development, history. Britains vc10 tankers hit throughlife end of throughlife support.
Thanks to people out there like you, our story is a success. Vc10 characters ifr conditions on the flight deck radio development on the vc10 white waltham silver jubilee airshow testing and airline days peril lurking in 1st class the aircraft i didnt want to fly the 1st and last vc10 flight everything raf introducing the vc10 into service photo collection ken white memories of raf brize norton. This was a stretched version of the original vc10 with more powerful engines, more wing area and an additional fuel tank in the tail fin. Though boac had ordered modified comet 4s, it viewed the type as an intermediate rather than a long term type. The airliner was designed to operate on longdistance routes from the shorter runways of the era and commanded excellent hot and high performance for operations from african airports. A4oab at london heathrow, 6th july 1987, about to leave for the final time. Final flight jake grafton series book 3 kindle edition by stephen coonts. Final flight of the vc10 on his return from the sortie, the captain of vc10 za147, squadron leader jess gannon, said. Vickers vc10, hs trident and other classic british aircraft for microsoft flight simulator welcome to addictive simulations addon products for microsoft flight simulator. This wasnt a continuous 3 years but when i could spare the time. The vc10 is an aircraft about teamwork, therefore aside from the normal flight deck there is a near fully operational flight engineer station, and a navigation station to which only the adf radios are functional at the moment.
The final flight of the vc10 aircraft, airfields and. Go around, landing and engine shut down of the last vc10 to be built, and the penultimate flight of a vc10, at dunsfold aerodrome on delivery to brooklands museum on 240920. I met arthur at bruntingthorpe in 20 while we were waiting for za147 to arrive after its final flight, and when he heard that it was ex5hmmt that we were waiting for, he quipped it will never get here. Nigeria airways flight 825 was en route from london to lagos with intermediate stops in rome and kano. After 47 years of raf service, the vc10 has taken to the skies for its final airto air refuelling operational sortie. The last vc10 k3 tanker was retired by the raf in 20.
Vc10k3 za147 performed the final flight of the type on 25 september 20. With its undercarriage down and its flaps partially extended. A bac brochure that features a reprint from a flight international article from 29 january. The vickers vc10 is a midsized, narrowbody longrange british jet airliner designed and built. Fuselage victor mike 1964, aircraft park, on long term display. The final vc10 was the one of five type 1154 super vc10 built for east african airways between 1966 and 1970. Next, we relive the first flight of the vc10, to be replicated by the super. After a particularly long cruise, the uss united states is in port in naples and her crew is enjoying its first liberty in months. Vc10 making a low pass on its final flight youtube.
By this time and despite being named vickers vc10, vickersarmstrongs themselves had already amalgamated to form part the commercial aircraft sector of the british aircraft corporation bac. The vc10 crew inside the sultans lounge on the vc10, 5th july 1987. We can only book a single room if a reservation includes children. Perhaps the final word on the vc10s incredible service history should go to the captain of that final flight, flight lieutenant paul smith who said. The book is a gripping account thats part mystery, part history, and part personal journey to uncover the truth of what happened on november 18, 1942. Other readers will prefer such a focus, it is, however, not exactly my kind of cake. It was built at brooklands in 196364 and made its maiden flight from here on 9th july 1964. The mystery of a ww ii plane crash and the frozen airmen in the high sierra. Garvb vc10 lusaka zambia 1970 in my humble opinion the vc10 is one of the best looking airliners ever built, so graceful, just looks right. After 47 years of raf service, the vc10 has taken to the skies for its final airtoair refuelling operational sortie. Final flight is an absolute stunner, and i dont believe that you have to have read the rest of the clockwork dagger stories to get caught up in its emotional punch. Originally the raf 10 squadron had the standard vc10 in a transport role only.
Although obviously covering more than just the vc10, this book includes 9 pages about garta. The last commercial flight of a british airways vc10 was flight ba9050c flown by gasgl on 30th march 1981. The vc10s official last flight with the raf took place on 20 september 20, when sister aircraft za150 undertook a flight over the north sea from brize norton where she linked up with raf typhoons and tornado gr. The majority of the book focuses on their service with the raf as inflight refueling tankers. During her 47 years of service, the vc10 formed an important logistical portion of british military operations, particularly in its aerial refueling tanker role. The prototype standard, garta, rolled out of the weybridge factory on 15 april 1962. The detailed descriptions and firsthand accounts made for very satisfying reading. On 29 june, after two months of ground, engine and taxi tests, it was first flown by vickers chief test pilot g r jock bryce, copilot brian trubshaw and flight engineer bill cairns from brooklands to wisley for further testing. It was also a quiet and comfortable aircraft to fly on. Operated by boac and then british airways until october 1979, gasgc flew 54,623 hours and made 16,414 landings. Boac, boeing and a jet age battle and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Vc10 za148 retirement just before 11am on wednesday 28th august, 20 vickers vc10 k3, za148 g, made its final landing at newquay airport, cornwall the former raf st. Lance coles new book, vc10 icon of the skies, looks into the development, history, politics and operation of the vc10.
It was an aircraft of conservative design, featuring a swept wing, with four turbojet engines buried in the wing roots. By the time the supers improved economics appeared it was already too late for the vc10 to. Select from thousands of flights, airline tickets, and airfare deals worldwide. The vc10 aircraft accomplished its final aviation milestone on friday, 20 september, and will retire from service on 25 september 20. The vickers vc10 is a midsized, narrowbody longrange british jet airliner designed and built by vickersarmstrongs aircraft ltd and first flown at brooklands, surrey, in 1962. Just flight professional package released for flight simulator.
The vc10 aircraft accomplished its final aviation milestone on friday, 20. Gasgc made its final flight from heathrow to raf duxford on the 15 th april 1980. Discussion area for vc10 jetliner this forum is in readonly mode for archive purposes, please use our new forum at forum home just flight products vc10 jetliner. The final flight of the vc10 aircraft, airfields and airshows. Regarding the supposed single engine flight of a vc10 at nairobi, my experience would suggest that this would not be possible. I remember departing from nairobi for europe 11 jan 1968, garvk. I sometimes thought id been too ambitious and wondered if it would ever fly. Bbc news vc10s last operational flight 20th sept 20. And jake may have to disobey a direct order from the president himself for one spinetingling, hairraising final flight.
The 50th anniversary of the first flight of the prototype vc10, garta. Sep 23, 20 after 47 years of raf service, the vc10 has taken to the skies for its final airtoair refuelling operational sortie. Final flight final flight audiobook, by stephen coonts. The mystery of a ww ii plane crash and the frozen airmen in the high sierra stekel, peter on. Used, vickers standard vc10 british caledonian purchased second hand in 2011 complete with fantastically built model but unfortunately no longer have the room to display this excellently made model. Vc10 making a low pass at bruntingthorpe on its final flight, before being scrapped. It did and what a sense of achievement also very nerveracking. The royal air force gave the vc10 a fitting send off today as the aircraft completed their final mission after more than 50 years of military service. Of these, one was destroyed in a takeoff accident at addis ababa in 1972, and the other four were retired in 1977 and returned to bac, subsequently being. As i entered the cockpit right away there was much to see. Please subscribe if you have not already and be sure to give the video a thumbs up as well. Final flight explores the story of the illfated flight and the misinformation surrounding it for over 60 years. The fourth anniversary of the final flight of a vc10 was just a few weeks ago, and this might be a good opportunity to throw an interesting question out there. It took me 3 years from initial idea to maiden flight.