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 ...

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 ...

RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, which flew a total of 89 hrs and involved 26 personnel; four VC10 aircraft from 101 Squadron, three of which are based at RAF Brize Norton, and one of which is ...