VC 10 low over Lancashire 1325hrs

[Peter-RB]

I have just heard first, then saw a second later a brilliant VC10 in drab grey flying as though to pass down the centre line of the old Salmsbury Aerodrome just outside Blackburn/Preston possible landing at Warton?

What a good and totally supprising visit by a superb A/c.:D

Peter R-B
Lancashire

[ICM]

Peter: You were fortunate enough to catch one of the pair of VC10s on their final training sortie before flying into retirement next week, thus ending some 47 years service:

BBC News - Vickers VC10 jetliners fly last mission from RAF Brize Norton (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-24165590)

[crewmeal]

One flew over Birmingham for the last time and woke the city up at 1440.

[DaveReidUK]

BBC News - Vickers VC10 jetliners fly last mission from RAF Brize Norton (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-24165590)Intriguing photo in that BBC article (3/4) of a VC-10 refuelling what looks like a US Navy EA-6B.

[SpringHeeledJack]

Intriguing photo in that BBC article (3/4) of a VC-10 refuelling what looks like a US Navy EA-6B.

Perhaps in the US at a Redflag exercise ? Or failing that over Italy/ex-Yugoslavia during the Hostilities there.

How sad that there wasn't any flying done during the UK 2013 airshow season (to my knowledge) as a tribute to the aircraft's service over the years, not least it's beautiful form and the sound of it's engines.


SHJ

[Peter-RB]

What a sad day for Aviation, I know all good things come to an end, but that Aircraft the VC10 has been around throughout my life, the piece by the BBc states £10.5Billion to replace it......well done Government, what an awful lot of money thrown away,... possibly all concotted by either Blair or Brown:=
I saw it on its first flight in BOAC colours , and by pure chance I saw it on its last in Drab Grey which looks just as good to me!

Peter R-B

[Discorde]

Above the racket of my lawnmower I heard an unusual sound overhead earlier today. Four Conways! It was a VC10! It overflew Chesham (nr Bovingdon) at about 3000 ft about 1315 local time, heading 220ish. Was it the last flight of the last a/c? Fifty years ago I saw the prototype in BOAC colours inbound to LHR.

A sad moment.

Edited to add: other threads have confirmed the a/c was en route to Dunsfold for its final landing.

[staplefordheli]

Bit in todays Leicester Mercury with pic of ZA147 touching down for the last time at Brunty with video and pics

VC10 lands at Bruntingthorpe airfield after last flight | This is Leicestershire (http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/VC10-lands-Bruntingthorpe-airfield-flight/story-19844162-detail/story.html#axzz2fzHm6UY1)