Aircraft Photo of G-ARVI | Vickers VC10 Srs1101 | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-ARVI
Aircraft Original Type:	Vickers VC10
Aircraft Generic Type:	Vickers VC10/Super VC10
Aircraft Version:	Vickers VC10 Srs1101
C/n (msn):	811
Operator Titles:	BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation

Location
City / Airport:	Ndola - Simon Mwansa KapepweMap
Country:	Zambia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: FLSK IATA: NLA Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	14 May 1967
Photo from:	Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:	872701

Photo Comment
First flown 20-Dec-1963 and used by BOAC acceptance trials. This was BOAC's eight Standard VC10 and the first with full specifications ready for passenger service when delivered 22-Apr-1964. It was the first VC10 to carry the "Golden Speedbird" livery. To Gulf Air 11-Mar-1974, rew-registered A4O-VI01-OCt-1975. To RAF for tanker conversion 17-Apr-1978 as ZA142. First flown as VC10 K.2 18-Mar-1984. Flew the last RAF VC10 K.2 flight Brize Norton to St. Athan 27-Mar-2001. Broken up by May 2004. Seen here at Ndola operating the thrice weekly service linking London with Lusaka with various stops in East Africa. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 29 November 2025, and has since been viewed 41 times.

Photo Comment

First flown 20-Dec-1963 and used by BOAC acceptance trials. This was BOAC's eight Standard VC10 and the first with full specifications ready for passenger service when delivered 22-Apr-1964. It was the first VC10 to carry the "Golden Speedbird" livery. To Gulf Air 11-Mar-1974, rew-registered A4O-VI01-OCt-1975. To RAF for tanker conversion 17-Apr-1978 as ZA142. First flown as VC10 K.2 18-Mar-1984. Flew the last RAF VC10 K.2 flight Brize Norton to St. Athan 27-Mar-2001. Broken up by May 2004. Seen here at Ndola operating the thrice weekly service linking London with Lusaka with various stops in East Africa. Photographer unknown

This photo was added on 29 November 2025, and has since been viewed 41 times.

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