SIR - Without wishing in any way to undermine your recent correspondents' pride in their respective families operating the same type of aircraft across two generations, we in the RAF have had an ...

After 47 years of service for the Royal Air Force, the VC10 took to the skies on Friday 20 September 2013 for its final Air-to-Air refuelling operational sortie. The aircraft will retire on 25 ...

On their final flight the VC10s refuelled a Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado GR4, Hercules, Boeing E-3 Sentry as well as each other The RAF's last Vickers VC10 jetliners have completed their final mission ...

The UK Royal Air Force kicked off a trio of air transport type retirements on 20 September, with its last two Vickers VC10 tankers completing their final operational sorties. K3-model tankers ZA147 ...

The fleet of 50-year-old VC10 planes have been forced to start flying passengers again after the 40-year-old Tristar transport aircraft have been grounded by technical faults. Coupled with the poor ...

It's an aircraft with a proud tradition in Britain's military – but this VC10 is being dismantled piece by piece before it starts a new life at RAF Museum Cosford. The 45-metre plane must be taken ...

The Royal Air Force's Vickers VC10 tanker squadron is preparing for the final rundown of its fleet as it works towards a planned March 2013 retirement of the 1960s transport design. RAF Brize ...

One of the last three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners has landed at Newquay airport where it will become part of the Classic Air Force collection. Known as "the Queen of the Skies", the VC10 was built ...

The RAF's Vickers VC10s took part in their final operational sortie last week The last Vickers VC10 built in the UK has been flown to a Surrey airfield after being retired from RAF service. The ...

Customers will be able to watch the airfield activity while eating their gourmet Indian food (Picture: BPM MEDIA) From the outside, it looks like any old retired passenger aeroplane sitting on the ...

One of the last three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners has arrived in Cornwall, where it will become part of the Classic Air Force collection in Newquay. Known as "the Queen of the Skies", the VC10 was ...