One VC10 flew to Ascension Island on the 19th, continued on to Mount Pleasant on the 20th and flew back over the next two days via Ascension again. This netted four FAI ratified records for these stretches which were flown without using air-to-air refueling.
BZN-ASI in a VC10 CMk1
without AAR? I don't think so...
My logbook records:
19 Dec 1987 VC10K3 ZA149 Capt: Self Co-pilot Flt Lt H*w**t Duty: OP MEDAL TRAIL 3:05 Day/ 0:10 Night 0:30 Act IF, 1 x ILS, 1 x landing.
As I recall it, we took off at 1300, followed by a VC10C1 to which we gave enough fuel somewhere in the SW Apps so that it could fly direct to ASI with island holding reserve.
The VC10C1 captain would have been the 101 Sqn Tanker Training Flight pilot on board (Dave M*l**r?), not a 10 Sqn captain (much to their annoyance) as there were no 10 Sqn AAR qualified pilots in those days.