Well, that was a fun evening last night at the VC10 farewell dinner. What a gathering - crammed to the bulkheads, it was! So many familiar faces from times past, almost too many to say hello again to. I suspect that the quantity of wine, port and beer consumed must have surprised the venue proprietors a bit.
Some well known names were in tatters before the guest of honour even delivered his speech.
Over £8000 raised for the RAF Benevolent fund, from the after-dinner auction of VC10-related items. A retired training skipper drew cheers and admiration for his very determined bids to secure a rather nicely mounted VC10 Captain's control yoke, complete with Vickers badge mounted on the centre pivot point.
Well done to all who planned and executed the Op Order for the evening - a worthwhile gathering that will be remembered for a very long time ........
[Coff, sorry, I managed to delete my post ..... trying again ...... must have been a very good night, ha ha]