101 Sqn Anniversary VC-10

[Desk Flyer]

The VC-10 celebrated 40 years of service with the VC-10 last year. So how many more years will they grace our skies before being replaced?
DF

[BEagle]

Another 40, probably, if this useless government were to have any say in the matter....

[D-IFF_ident]

"These are not the droids you're looking for"

[euringineer]

Sqn Badges Mstjbrown

Dont ask the amateur ask the professional.15 SQN which is actually"A hinds head affrontee erased at the neck between wings elevated and conjoined in base"As you say a donkey looking through a toilet seat."AIM SURE" is the 15 SQN motto.

[mstjbrown]

Crest & Motto

euringineer

Thanks for that. It's even better than I thought.

[TEEEJ]

Lovely work, Neil. Beautiful aircraft!

[beermountainer]

VC10 and Flight engineers

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place...

My Dad Bill Graham was the weight control engineer on the VC10 conversion at BAe in 1981 and, before that, was a Halton apprentice and flight engineer on Catalinas in 210 squadron. He then worked on the original VC10 at Vickers.

He was very proud of the VC10 tanker, as it gave something back to the RAF with his name on it. Most of his other projects got cancelled

Sadly he died early on Saturday in Yeovil at 87 after a great innings and with all his family there. It was a cloudless night with all the stars visible - "per ardua ad astra " sprung to mind

Anyway, I am on the scrounge having found this thread via google and now joined PPRuNe , for

a) a bird'e eye view of a VC10 tanker, so we can make a cake for his funeral shaped like his favourite project; and

b) some way of contacting current 101 squadron flight engineers - to stand a round of drinks in his memory

Many thanks in advance for any help

Andy

[Art Field]

Beermountainer. Firstly, sympathy with you and your family on your sad loss. Rest assured your Dad and his fellow engineers did a grand job on the 10s to convert them to Tankers, I enjoyed many an hour operating them and they still grace the skies.

Secondly, I leave the Ginger Beers to arrange their refreshment but as far as pictures are concerned I suggest you look at www.vc10.net which has plenty of Tanker pics.

Art

[6foottanker]

See below, gleaned from RAF website/RAF Brize Norton website. The phone no. is for Media relations dept, who should be amenable to your reques, through which you can get to 101 Sqn. Or PM me, and I'll give you the phone no. of the engineers' office. Though it might be empty, they always seem to be too busy......

RAF Brize Norton
Carterton
Oxfordshire
OX18 3LX

01993 842551

[Jackonicko]

Said donkey, said loo seat.....

[Jackonicko]

also see

http://i18.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/b1/cb/5bbf_1.JPG

and

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac....s/hobson03.htm

[beermountainer]

Many thanks everyone

The Mrs has had kittens at what she now has to craft from chocolate and cake - but we have decided on cadbury mini rolls instead of Conways.I'll post a picture of the result.

Dad would have been proud of my "initiative". He scrounged a double wasp engine from a Dakota squadron and bodged it into a Sunderland (on a flooded river in Ceylon of all places) to get it back home at the end of the war, but that's another story.

There's a hint of a smile coming back in the house now.

Thanks again - hope the ginger beers enjoy a tipple

[mstjbrown]

XV Badge

Jackonicko

Many thanks - that's the one.

HNY

MB

[Torchy]

Just had to comment - I've retired from the RAF after 37 years and I remember my dad taking me to Brize Norton before I joined up to see the new VC10s. First flew in one to Gan in '73. airframe was 807 - is it still around?

[TEEEJ]

Torchy,

XR807

http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true

[Torchy]

Thanks TEEEJ,

I followed the link and even found a picture of it taken in Feb 1966 just before it's first flight.

[TEEEJ]

No probs, Torchy.

Some more at the following

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=XR807

[6foottanker]

Been flying XR807 round the instrument pattern at Lyneham and Brize this morning!

Apart from a sticky HP Stop Valve and a horizon comparator light that seems intent on remaining on, she's still a dream to fly! Hope we didn't disturb those of you in Swindon who were on their morning tea break. Actually, I hope we did.

[beermountainer]

Excellent - so pleased its a bit of kit with his pencil marks on that's still so highly regarded

Dad's funeral is on Friday 18th in Yeovil if any ex BAe people are reading this who knew him and would like to come - PM me for details.

Also I'll get some money behind a bar as well for that Friday for the ginger beers as soon as I get a contact

Cake is proving a challenge but we will perserve - per ardua ad ...chocolate!

Andy

[Argonautical]

May not be the one you want, but perhaps someone will tell us, so here is one I filmed at Birmingham on the 14th August last year. Made a change to hear some real jet engines!

First post of a video so hope it works.

http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rent=VC-10.flv[/