VC-10 ZD 241 which carries all-over RAF grey livery: Our VC-10 is in the grey colour scheme, the last livery she carried in RAF
VC-10 ZD 241 which carries all-over RAF grey livery: Our VC-10 is in the grey colour scheme, the last livery she carried in RAF service. The VC-10s were named after holders of the Victoria Cross medal, the names of the recipient after which the plane was named being displayed above the forward passenger doors. Only 54 aircraft of this type were built, the first flight coming on 29th June 1962 and the first DC-10 entering service in 1964; they were built up until 1970. The aircraft were used by the Royal Air Force from 1965 onwards for strategic air lifts and some were converted from passenger carrying service for air-to-air refueling duties. Only Concorde has made a faster crossing of the Atlantic from London to New York and the DC-10's time of five hours, one minute remains the fastest by a sub-sonic jet airliner. Fourteen entered RAF service with the last flight of a VC-10 in RAF service coming on 20th September 2013 after a 47-year career.
Size: 4608px × 2407px
Location: RAF Bruntingthorpe Leicester UK
Photo credit: © Glyn Fletcher / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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