After 47 years of service for the Royal Air Force, the VC10 took to the skies on Friday 20 September 2013 for its final Air-to-Air refuelling operational sortie. The aircraft will retire on 25 ...

Its elegant swept wings and the soaring sweep of its T-tail ... 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 ...