So what was it that made the Vickers VC10 so special? From its launch in 1964 with BOAC to its 50-year tenure as a tanker for the RAF, the VC10 has been a longstanding icon of the UK's aviation ...

Group Captain Steve Lushington, RAF Brize Norton Station Commander, provided some words before takeoff. “You only have to look through the chapters of aviation history to find the VC10 has ...

It is home to the VC10 passenger fleet ... It deploys more than 3,000 RAF personnel and more than 600 civilians attached to its three squadrons. Saint Mawgan, with 750 RAF and 240 civilians ...