VC10 AAR.

[esscee]

Who has a Range Rover with this reg then? Spotted at Hurn 11:30am yesterday.

[Duchess_Driver]

Best 2 mil related one I’ve seen

C130 ENG

and

F4 FGR

best civil ....

AW55OME

[Maxibon]

Or as we mocked up for JC’s Porsche at Brawdy: PEN 15

[gijoe]

Cobham bloke or lady...just guessing.

[D120A]

And I saw VC10 BYE in Richmond Surrey a few weeks ago. A much missed aircraft which has touched many aeronautical souls during these past 60 years, from design to reminiscence.

[ExAscoteer2]

Or a certain ex GR1 ******** with NAV 1

[NutLoose]

was he lost?

[NutLoose]

https://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/taylortony/75369ee380100f53da4f3f1d2f40f759_zps80f9c5e5.jpg~original

https://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/taylortony/11b6cd3d6e8e343826bb10173e5b22e7_zpsc2089c6a.jpg~original

At Brunty for the last landing

[ancientaviator62]

When I was on 92 at Leconfield as groundcrew on the Hunter the boss had an Aston Martin DB 4(?) painted in ground equipment blue. The reg was either CO 92 or OC 92. As I recall it was supposed to be passed from CO to CO. I wonder if either the car or the reg still exist.

[99 Change Hands]

Wasn't B***o offered A 617 NAV back in the 80s at Marham?

[Kiltrash]

Saw VC10RAF on , I think , a Mercedes on the M1
was that you Nutty?

[SAMXXV]

Or as we mocked up for JC’s Porsche at Brawdy: PEN 15
PEN 15 was (is still?) owned by Steve Parrish the motorcycle racer. He overtook me just outside Dover in 1992 in a Porsche 911 fitted with that plate.

[57mm]

One of the trappers at CFS many years ago had 243 RAF

[nipva]

A certain young female first tourist navigator on 70Sqn in the early 90s was given the above registration by her then boyfriend. I was mightily surprised to see her years later as a Gp Capt as the parade commander for the RAF Centenary celebrations but good for her.

[Chris Kebab]

Have spotted F35 RAF on a Golf which I thought was pretty neat - and it wasn't Marham!

[Brian 48nav]

I saw X24NAV a few times in France when the owner was visiting his second home in France. IIRC the owner had done tours on 24 on both the Hastings and the Herc'.

[Tankertrashnav]

Sitting in the crewroom around 1974 thumbing through Exchange and Mart I spotted 111ACE for sale, on a moped. I assume it got snapped up by a 111 guy, but never heard anything more about it

[Wycombe]

PEN 15 was (is still?) owned by Steve Parrish the motorcycle racer. He overtook me just outside Dover in 1992 in a Porsche 911 fitted with that plate.

I followed it around a multi-storey at Heathrow many years ago. One of those "did I really just see that" moments!

At an Air Cadet Flying Establishment I used to frequent the OC had the plate G18 VGS.

[Old-Duffer]

On the M40 not far from Weston on the Green, saw: PJI1 and in Northampton: A51FLY

OD

[langleybaston]

OC Mobile Met Unit had MMU 1

I have seen SKY80Y at B o Bs in the 1970s and 80s.

[LOMCEVAK]

Many moons ago when I was on Southampton UAS at Hamble I remember that someone at the College of Air Training there had a Triumph Herald with the registration FLY 747. I wonder if anyone still has that?

[G-ARZG]

Dunno about FLY747, but I think BA still reuses FLY747T, last seen on one of their crew buses

[Jhieminga]

I think I know who's Range Rover that is, but I don't think he visits these forums. There is a significant VC10 connection though.

[toratoratora]

F4 JET seen RIAT July 2019.

[The AvgasDinosaur]

Saw F105GWW on Jaguar at Alconbury at a couple of open days/air shows years ago.
David

[Union Jack]

A certain young female first tourist navigator on 70Sqn in the early 90s was given the above registration by her then boyfriend. I was mightily surprised to see her years later as a Gp Capt as the parade commander for the RAF Centenary celebrations but good for her.

Good for whoever has this on a Mustang!

Jack

[ExAscoteer2]

A certain young female first tourist navigator on 70Sqn in the early 90s was given the above registration by her then boyfriend. I was mightily surprised to see her years later as a Gp Capt as the parade commander for the RAF Centenary celebrations but good for her.

It was her fiancé (at the time a FAA helo pilot), now husband.

We rather did take the piss!

[NutLoose]

Saw VC10RAF on , I think , a Mercedes on the M1
was that you Nutty?


Nope, I haven't traded my enjoyment of driving in for a pair of slippers, cardigan and pipe..

[MPN11]

In traffic near LHR a couple of years ago we ended up following P1 LOT. Probable CivAir. ;)

Same area, similar timeframe, was a dark-skinned gentleman driving S1 NGH

[Kiltrash]

S1NGH lives near me ....

[Kiltrash]

Thread Drift
CUE80Y on a older BMW in the 90's Driven by Jimmy White seen in World Championships at the Crucible

[XL189]

I spotted VC10 FAN at Fairford a few years back

[NutLoose]

https://dvlaregistrations.dvla.gov.uk/buy.html?plate=VC10%20GUY&price=499

https://dvlaregistrations.dvla.gov.uk/buy.html?plate=VC10%20ECU&price=250

[corsaman]

My fave was VIL1011 on a Seat Leon for sale when nearly new, in c2000, in Belfast. Always loved anything Tristar...😊

[vctenderness]

PEN 15 belonged to ex Stewardess and porn actress Fiona Richmond. It was on a Mustang in the 1970’s.

[Norodnik1812]

In case it is of interest, I was going through my deceased Father's documents (which seem never ending) and came across a historical BAC/RAND Corp doc relating to the VC 10 project.

Am presuming it is not confidential anymore as it was 1967 and there are no more VC10 flying around.
If anyone is interested in the whole doc then happy to share (just PM me)

[Davef68]

I saw VC10 UFO a little while back - not sure if the latter part is the rock band, the TV series or someone saw little green men from Vickers finest

[Minnie Burner]

Spotted you, F4 ACE. Think it was a MitchyBushi of some sort. Takes guts, that.
But good to know F4 LTG has a good home.

[RedhillPhil]

The late Fiona Richmond also had FU 2. On an E type for a while.

[Trumpet trousers]

The late Fiona Richmond also had FU 2. On an E type for a while.
..... she wouldn’t thank you for that, according to wiki, she is very much still in rude health!

[RedhillPhil]

..... she wouldn’t thank you for that, according to wiki, she is very much still in rude health!

Ah, a thousand apologeticals to her. Somehow I had in what I laughingly refer to as "my mind" that she had died.

[NutLoose]

In case it is of interest, I was going through my deceased Father's documents (which seem never ending) and came across a historical BAC/RAND Corp doc relating to the VC 10 project.

Am presuming it is not confidential anymore as it was 1967 and there are no more VC10 flying around.
If anyone is interested in the whole doc then happy to share (just PM me)


See VCtenderness above I believe he runs the site, I will PM him for you

also

http://www.vc10.net/index.html

[Jhieminga]

It's me that runs the site, thanks for the heads up! I've sent Norodnik1812 a message.

[huge72]

I retired off the 10 fleet in 2010 just as these numbers became available. One of the Air Eng's bought VC10ALM and then tried to sell it to the LM's at a profit. No one to my knowledge took him up on the offer. I wonder if he still has it in the loft!!!!

[condor17]

Spotted FR gettin out of FU2 on a small bright Yellow Suzuki jeep back in 70/80s.

condor

[WE992]

I have seen VC10JAG a few times in Southrop near Brize Norton. I think it belongs to a regular PPRUNE poster.

[Dan Gerous]

Driving today, spotted a car with the reg ending in AEW. Can't be anyone from waddo though, cause this was actually moving. :E

[BBadanov]

Now I think this is a funny story, told to me by one of the protagonists.
Years ago, a Bucc nav went on exchange to Aus on F-111s.
Later, a Bucc pilot did too (not at the same time). Both went to the Tornado on return to UK.

Years later, the plate F111BUC came onto the market.
Unbeknown to each other at that stage, both bidded in an auction, and the price went up...and up!!
One bought it - you might see it on a flash car around East Anglia.

[1.3VStall]

I was driven to Old Buckenham to go flying yesterday in F111 BUC!

[Reader not a writer]

Saw an ex colleagues car recently which had either F4 RAF or RAF F4 as the reg and it looked sooo cool.
RNAW

[Willy Miller]

An AEOp on 120 had "N 7 GAV" which was quickly amended, with sticky tape, to "I AM GAY"

We had WAY too much time on our hands in the 90s

[Geezers of Nazareth]

A10JET anyone?

a friend from the 90s had that on his white Toyota Supra. Not sure where that reg might be now, or even where Peter might be.

[esscee]

Some interesting reg's been provided. In early 90's OC 10 was a Nav and his little sports car reg was A10NAV.

[sangiovese.]

Ahhh yes the athletic Scotsman boss....

[Wensleydale]

C 130 NAV was parked next to E 3 DTD in a car park at Waddington a few years ago. The latter number plate probably cost more than the old Peugeot that it was attached to.

[devonianflyer]

Saw MR02NAV around Cranwell the other day. Some people really need to let go...!!!

[Stitchbitch]

When 4 (AC) Sqn moved to Cottesmore, one of our Pilots had V8TOL or something very similar on his Italian hairdressers car. He also had a great ‘tri’ iirc.