U.K. Bids Farewell to VC10

Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) is ending its association with the Vickers VC10 airliner this week, 47 years after the type entered service. The previous two VC10 tankers, Nos. ZA147 and ZA150, flew their last operational sorties on Sept. 20 with a farewell tour of U.K. airfields before returning to...

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