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1978 to RAF as ZA150 and much later became N150ZA.

XV102 was delivered to 10 Sqd RAF Brize Norton in 1967. Converted to a C.1K tanker / transport in 1993, it was withdrawn in December 2011. The aircraft was scrapped at Bruntingthorpe in May 2012 after spares recovery.

First flight on 25 March 1966, accepted as a VC-10 C1 on 7 July 1996 and was the first of its type for the Royal Air Force. The tanker transporter was delivered on 17 November 1966. It was later modified to C1K. The VC-10 made its very last flight for the RAF on 6 April 2010. It flew that day from homebase Brize Norton to Bruntingthorpe. It was stored up to mid-2010 and then scrapped at Bruntingthorpe by late July 2010. It is seen parked at Schip-East, a small platform of the international airport.

First flight on 25 March 1966, accepted as a VC-10 C1 on 7 July 1996 and was the first of its type for the Royal Air Force. The tanker transporter was delivered on 17 November 1966. It was later modified to C1K. The VC-10 made its very last flight for the RAF on 6 April 2010. It flew that day from homebase Brize Norton to Bruntingthorpe. It was stored up to mid-2010 and then scrapped at Bruntingthorpe by late July 2010. It is seen here during its take-off from Schiphol runway 06-24.

To the RAF April 1981, allocated ZD238. Ferried to Abingdon. Broken up there by 1987.

Delivered to BOAC in June 1964. Leased to Gulf Air from June 1974 becoming A40-VG in October 1975. To the RAF as ZD141 in 1978 for conversion to a tanker at Filton. First flight after conversion in 1982. Withdrawn from use at St.Athan in July 1999 and scrapped in 2001.

To the RAF as ZD240 in 1981. Converted to K.4 tanker. Withdrawn from use at St.Athan in 2005 and scrapped in 2006.

First flown 22 February 1967, delivered to BOAC 3 March. To British Airways 1 April 1974 when BEA and BOAC merged. 14 April 1980 ferried to Prestwick for storage, sold to the RAF 3 April 1981 and allocated ZD238. 8 May 1981 ferried to RAF Abingdon. Broken up at Abingdon by 1987. Photographer unknown

First flown 1 May 1968, delivered to BOAC 7 May. Hijacked 9 September 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine after leaving Bahrain for Beirut while operating flight BA775 from Bombay to London. Flown to Dawson's Field, Jordan after refuelling at Beirut. 12 September 1970 destroyed at Dawson's Field along with Swissair DC-8-53 HB-IDD, TWA Boeing 707-331B N8715T, and Pan Am Boeing 747-121 N752PA. Seen here at Manchester-Ringway on a Heathrow diversion. Photographer unknown

First flown 14 November 1964 and delivered to Ghana Airways 27 January 1965. Last commercial flight Accra-Rome-London 12 December 1980. Ferried to Prestwick for storage 18 December 1980 and broken up there by 1983. Seen here in the original livery as delivered. Photographer unknown

Arguably the most beautiful colour scheme on a Super VC10. First flown from Brooklands to Wisely, UK 21 March 1967. Delivered to EAAC 21 March 1967 serving with the airline until it collapsed due to political interference in January 1977. Flown to the UK in May and sold to the RAF for conversion to K3 tanker in September 1977. Delivered to the RAF 4 July 1984 serving until retired in 2013 and flown to Newquay 28 August 2013 for preservation, registered as N148ZA on 1 November 2021. Broken up at Newquay in late 2023 and moved to St Athan where the forward fuselage is to be preserved at the South Wales Aviation Museum. Photographer unknown

First flown 8 November 1962 as G-ARVA, remaining with Vickers as a test aircraft until delivered to BOAC 8 Devember 1964. Leased to Nigeria Airways in BOAC livery with Nigeria Airways stickers during 1966. Returned to BOAC and sold to Nigeria Airways in September 1966. Written off 20 November 1969 when it crashed on approach to Lagos. Seen here at Heathrow being prepared for delivery to Nigeria Airways. Photographer unknown

Photographer unknown

Delivered to BOAC in 1969 and seen here between flights shortly after the merger that formed British Airways. Acquired by the Royal Air Force in 1981, the aircraft was stored at RAF Abingdon until broken up in 1987.