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    Airframe Family: Vickers VC-10
    Latest Model:VC-10 C.1K
    Last Military Serial:XV106 RAF
    Construction Number:836
    Compressed ID:British Aircraft Corporation VC-10...
    Latest Owner or Location:Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford Airport, Woodford, Cheshire East, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a VC-10 C.1K by British Aircraft Corporation.

    1 December 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV106.

    Circa 1968

    Transferred to 10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton.

    7 July 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10 C.1, named Thomas Mottershead V.C., of 10 Squadron climbing out at the 1973 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Unknown

    30 July 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10 C.1 of 10 Squadron on display at the 1977 Royal Review at RAF Finningley.

    18 July 1987


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10, callsign Ascot 838, of 10 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton on display at the 1987 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Named:Thomas Mottershead VC.

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    2005

    Markings Applied: W

    14 October 2005

    Transferred to 101 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton.
    10 Squadron was disbanded.

    7 November 2012

    To Great Barrington Airport, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire/Leics, England.
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    18 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo of aircraft that flew its last flight into Bruntingthorpe on 7 November 2012

    August 2013

    Scrapped.
    Broken up, forward fuselage retained.

    8 September 2016

    To Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford Airport, Woodford, Cheshire East, England.
    Forward fuselage only.
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     A Little VC10derness
    Individual Contributors
     Andrew Appleton
    Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
    Peter Nicholson
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