Originally Posted by
parabellum
Did BOAC ever land VC10s in Aden, I don't recall seeing them, only the BUA VC10, for trooping flights?
Sure. There was a short period between the end of Comets and the withdrawl of services there. It was the sort of lesser operation the Standard VC10 was designed for.
Here's a 1966 timetable showing a service terminating there, operating via Tripoli and Khartoum.
http://www.timetableimages.com/ttima...66/ba66-15.jpg
Now for whether a Super VC10 made it there, as in the film sequence, that's a different matter.