Thanks for the replies chaps, I always thought that the 10 was a great aircraft. And also understood it to be well built. I was quite surprised to see it off the runway but my Aussie source who is ex RAF couldn't tell me how it ended up where it did. Despite taking the photograph. In my opinion I doubt if anyone will ever build a better looking aircraft than the VC10 it must have been a joy to fly.
Smudge