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    Airframe Family: Vickers VC-10
    Latest Model:VC-10 C.1K
    Last Military Serial:XV104 RAF
    Construction Number:834
    Compressed ID:British Aircraft Corporation VC-10...
    Latest Owner or Location:South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a VC-10 C.1 by British Aircraft Corporation.

    14 July 1967

    First flight.

    3 August 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV104.

    15 September 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: As a VC-10 C.1 of 10 Squadron and named James McCudden VC this aircraft attended the 1973 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    Transferred to 10SQN.

    Markings Applied: James McCudden VC, 104

    Circa 1979


    Photographer: Dana A.Nichols
    Notes: At Elmendorf AFB, AK

    12 August 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: overflying RAF St Mawgan Airshow

    18 June 1987


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at RAF Brize Norton.

    9 February 1994

    Converted to a VC-10 C.1K by British Aircraft Corporation.

    29 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: On finals to Fairford.

    30 July 1994


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    22 July 1995


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10 C.1K of 10 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire on display at the 1995 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.

    By 2006

    Transferred to 101SQN, RAF Brize Norton.

    By 2006

    Markings Applied: 40 years of RAF Service 1966-2006

    15 July 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    16 July 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: with the Red Arrows at RAF Fairford RIAT

    By 2008

    Markings Applied: U

    4 July 2012


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: overflying RAF Fairford RIAT on last flight

    4 July 2012

    Last flight.
    RAF Brize Norton to Bruntingthorpe for spares recovery and disposal.

    4 July 2012

    To Great Barrington Airport, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire/Leics, England.
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    18 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at Bruntingthorpe for spares recovery and aircraft disposal

    18 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at Bruntingthorpe for spares recovery and aircraft disposal

    To South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Markings by Howard J. Curtis
    Internet Sources
     South Wales Aviation Group
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
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