ZA140

Aircraft:
Vickers VC-10
Reg: ZA140 photos
Serial #:
814
Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
Photo Date: Aug 04, 1999
Uploaded: Aug 23, 2008
Brize Norton Airport - EGVN, United Kingdom

Notes:

The main change to the fuel system for the K2 and K3 tankers that are were in service with the RAF was the addition of five cylindrical fuel cells mounted in the cabin and holding 3,500 Imperial Gallons. Sadly, this aircraft was scrapped at St Athan in 2001.

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After doing a very low pass for us spotters on the "rocks" it resulted in a tight turn back for landing and then stopping for "The Empire Strikes Back special " before the arrester in the foreground was deployed, scanned from a photo

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Photo Date

Aug 04, 1999

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Aug 23, 2008

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Notes

The main change to the fuel system for the K2 and K3 tankers that are were in service with the RAF was the addition of five cylindrical fuel cells mounted in the cabin and holding 3,500 Imperial Gallons. Sadly, this aircraft was scrapped at St Athan in 2001.