VC 10 on Route 66

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Some years ago??? the Kings Liverpool Regt were flying out to HK from Liverpool Speke Airport and they used VC 10s. These flights were at approx 0200hrs for three nights luckily whilst I was on duty. I knew about these flights so one night my partner in my vehicle asked me how we could see them as he had been told they were pretty impressive. I took him out to the side of 27rwy to watch close up. I will never forget the look on his face when the a/c went past us about 30 ft away and rotated (at full power). I thought he was going to get out of the vehicle and Run AWAY as he did not expect the noise, it was GREAT.