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    Airframe Family: Vickers VC-10
    Latest Model:VC-10 K.2
    Last Military Serial:ZA140 RAF
    Construction Number:814
    Last Civil Registration:A4O-VL
    Compressed ID:British Aircraft Corporation VC-10...
    Latest Owner or Location:101 SQN, RAF Brize Norton

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a VC-10-1101 by British Aircraft Corporation.

    16 January 1963

    To British Overseas Aircraft Corporation with new c/r G-ARVL.

    2 June 1964

    First flight.

    22 March 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: BOAC VC.10 joining the active runway at Heathrow in the Spring of 1973

    25 March 1974

    To Gulf Aviation Company Limited keeping c/r G-ARVL.

    7 October 1975

    To Gulf Air, Oman with new c/r A4O-VL.

    3 April 1978

    To MoD.
    For conversion to VC-10 tanker.

    Converted to a VC-10 K.2 by British Aircraft Corporation.
    At BAE Filton, Bristol.

    By 1983

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n ZA140.

    September 1983

    Transferred to 101 SQN, RAF Brize Norton.
    Operated with markings: A

    10 September 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Abingdon Battle of Britain Day

    18 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at the TVS Airshow, Hurn

    27 July 1986


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the Dayton, OH International Air Show.

    27 July 1986


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the Dayton, OH International Air Show.

    23 September 1989


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10 K.2 of 101 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton on display at the 1989 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    26 May 1995


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10 K.2 of 101 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton on approach to RAF Waddington in May 1995.

    March 2001

    Scrapped.
    At RAF St Athan.
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
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