My last flight was casevac flight on a RAF VC10 from Hong Kong in Sept 1979 the front section of the aircraft was a hospital. Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Brize Norton, a long flight then.. Did many flights on RAF VC 10's. Sad.
Duxford is a museum with an airstrip, wouldn't it be great if they moved all these up there, WIN WIN disgraceful how the Government doesn't really care about our success in jet aviation (World Beaters) once. Maybe they're embarrased about how they've destroyed it all.
Sadly the VC10 have been scrapped due to cost of moving it. The buccaneers have moved to Kemble. The comet and victor have been pushed to a clearing at the side of the airfield. The small jets like the lightning and Canberra still to static engine runs and the hope is to have a small museum in time but for the time been there is limited public access and no access to the runway, sadly
It certainly would have.but these aircraft sadly are no longer airworthy. So it was fantastic just to get up close and feel and hear the power of these historic and aircraft. Especially now since A car auction company has taken over the the airfield, some of these in the film have been scrapped.
The land has been leased to park cars for auction the company has no interest in aircraft and want them all off the site. Most have been saved but most of the bigger plains are been scrapped. I think at the moment the the victor, nimrod and comet are the only large aircraft safe from the scrap man
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My last flight was casevac flight on a RAF VC10 from Hong Kong in Sept 1979 the front section of the aircraft was a hospital. Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Brize Norton, a long flight then.. Did many flights on RAF VC 10's. Sad.
I hope the auction company that ended this loses every car they have in a massive fire someday
I didn't know it had ended. I knew about the Victor at Marham. Things like this just don't get reported on anymore.
was the nimrod missing part of it rudder?
Yes it lost a pice in a storm a few years ago
Duxford is a museum with an airstrip, wouldn't it be great if they moved all these up there, WIN WIN disgraceful how the Government doesn't really care about our success in jet aviation (World Beaters) once. Maybe they're embarrased about how they've destroyed it all.
Sadly the VC10 have been scrapped due to cost of moving it. The buccaneers have moved to Kemble. The comet and victor have been pushed to a clearing at the side of the airfield. The small jets like the lightning and Canberra still to static engine runs and the hope is to have a small museum in time but for the time been there is limited public access and no access to the runway, sadly
be nice to see something actually take off.
It certainly would have.but these aircraft sadly are no longer airworthy. So it was fantastic just to get up close and feel and hear the power of these historic and aircraft. Especially now since A car auction company has taken over the the airfield, some of these in the film have been scrapped.
why has it closed?
The land has been leased to park cars for auction the company has no interest in aircraft and want them all off the site. Most have been saved but most of the bigger plains are been scrapped. I think at the moment the the victor, nimrod and comet are the only large aircraft safe from the scrap man