RAF VC 10 tanker aircraft taking off from the Kinloss Air Base in Morayshire Scotland SCO 5559
The RAF bought second-hand civil Vickers VC-10 aircraft for conversion to aerial refueling aircraft. No 101 Squadron was chosen to operate the aircraft and was reformed at RAF Brize Norton on 1 May 1984. Notable recent deployments of 101 Squadron include the Gulf War, Operations Northern & Southern Watch, Operation Allied Force (Kosovo), Operation Desert Fox, Afghanistan, and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The VC-10 aircraft will be retired by 2014, and will be replaced by the Airbus A330 tanker (provided under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft program), which will begin to enter service in 2011
Size: 5620px × 3733px
Location: RAF Kinloss Air Station Morayshire Scotland UK.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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