Just because it’s based on a crazy idea or has a more unusual appearance doesn’t mean it’s wrong – or, in the case of Steve Jones, impossible. A former RAF engineer, Jones had always dreamed of a very ...

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A VC10 aircraft has been fully rebuilt at RAF Museum Cosford after months of work – and will now go on display to the public. Final work to attach the starboard outer wing has been completed and the ...

The final part of a VC10 aircraft which is to go on show at RAF Cosford has arrived at the base today. Published Aug 6, 2015 It will now take six weeks for the newly arrived tail cone to be attached ...

The base had a wartime association with the Lancaster bomber The last RAF aircraft to be repaired by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at St Athan has flown out, ending 75 years of maintenance at the site ...

The Royal Air Force gave the VC10 a send off today as the aircraft completed its final voyage after more than 50 years of military service. The skies above Surrey said a final farewell to an iconic ...

More than 70 years of military aircraft maintenance will come to a close at a Welsh former RAF base today, in a move described as a “sad day” by workers and politicians. More than 70 years of military ...

Airbus has adopted a completely new philosophy for the attachment of the A350 XWB’s main landing gear as part of the switch to a composite wing structure. The solution it has developed borrows from ...

The VC10 was lifted on to a lorry for transportation to the East Midlands Aeropark The Aeropark Volunteers Association hope to restore the interior The RAF operated 28 VC10s over 47 years from RAF ...

The front section of a retired RAF VC10 aircraft arrived late to an air museum by road because of fears it would not get under motorway bridges. The airliner, which was part of the force's air-to-air ...