Originally Posted by Tiger_mate
IIRC XV104 was the
PR VC10 of the sixties and seventies appearing in many books & glossies including recruitment documents.
Here she is the end of the runway at Wisley during testing. This photo was on a postcard that was given away with each in flight package when the aircraft was first introduced. XV104 was also the most popular aircraft to prepare for Royal flights, according to the
VC10 Base Sqdn Flight Manager between 1968 and 1972.
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And here she is landing for the last time at Bruntingthorpe:
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More photos of her arrival at Bruntingthorpe are
here.