no journo !
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I will overlook the the highly offensive and totaly unfounded journo accusation but will put my hands up to the spelling (the result of the worst that a 70,s state education had to offer).
My interest in the VC10 is totaly nostalgic as I worked the aircraft with BA some years back.
At that time the structure was holding up to the test of time much better than the B707 this in my opinion due to the higher build quality.
From the reply that beagle has given I think that I can take it that the conversation that I overheard in an Oxfordshire pub was on the mark as you airforce types tend to be very protective of your kit when it is wrongly under attack in these forums.
However the most interesting thing about asking questions on the Military forum is that you all seem far more interested in the quality (or lack of ) of my spelling and not the content of the post ,to me this is a very interesting insight into the military mindset.