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Bruntingthorpe
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Bruntingthorpe
Didn’t know where else to put this
Are there any full VC10s and TriStars left or are they all scrapped now?
TIA
Are there any full VC10s and TriStars left or are they all scrapped now?
TIA
Re: Bruntingthorpe
All have been scrapped unfortunately.
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Sywell, RIAT, Airpower, Duxford BOB
Sywell, RIAT, Airpower, Duxford BOB
Re: Bruntingthorpe
I believe ZA148 is due to be scrapped at Newquay soon too.
Is ZA150 still intact at Dunsfold ?
Is ZA150 still intact at Dunsfold ?
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Re: Bruntingthorpe
Seems a real waste when both the Dunsfold & Bruntingthorpe jets were 'runners' & still had a heartbeat. You never miss what you had 'til it's gone! 

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Three still fully intact and on view in the UK - XR808 'Bob' at Cosford plus two civilian ones at Brooklands and Duxford.
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Re: Bruntingthorpe
Scramble has all as being Scrapped.red leader wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:09 amAre these all VC 10s? If so then the question is are there any preserved Tristars in the UK?
https://scramble.nl/database/military/uk#results
Demobbed has ZD948 as Scrapped but "Flight Deck" saved
http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=1105
Regards Steve............
"If the Military had to make money, they'd be doomed !!"
Chuck Adams, Buffalo Airlines.
"If the Military had to make money, they'd be doomed !!"
Chuck Adams, Buffalo Airlines.
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Re: Bruntingthorpe
Thanks for that.
So sad that they didn't preserve a single Tristar!
So sad that they didn't preserve a single Tristar!
Re: Bruntingthorpe
They were just too large - too big to keep under cover and too much maintenance if left outside.
Look on the bright side however - in 50 years time there will be lots of drones under cover in museums, or even in my garage!
Look on the bright side however - in 50 years time there will be lots of drones under cover in museums, or even in my garage!
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Re: Bruntingthorpe
Is ZA150 still intact at Dunsfold,
In answer to your question Rick.
It certainly is, I drove past on Sunday 24th,
Easily visible from the A281 roadworks.
In answer to your question Rick.
It certainly is, I drove past on Sunday 24th,
Easily visible from the A281 roadworks.
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Re: Bruntingthorpe
Is Stargazer still airworthy or has that been grounded too?
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VC-10's only one RAF example XR808 is at Cosford and then G-ASGC at Duxford and A40-AB at Brooklands.
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According to Flightaware.com it flew KSBD/San Bernardino, CA to KMHV/Mojave, CA in July.Ghastly Whisper wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:54 pmIs Stargazer still airworthy or has that been grounded too?
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N140SC
Regards Steve............
"If the Military had to make money, they'd be doomed !!"
Chuck Adams, Buffalo Airlines.
"If the Military had to make money, they'd be doomed !!"
Chuck Adams, Buffalo Airlines.
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It is A4O-AB (Oscar), NOT A40-AB (Zero).
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Just for the record VC-10 G-ARVF ex UAE Government is preserved at the excellent Hermeskeil museum in Germany
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I went by on Oct 5th and ZA150 appears to have been moved down to the far end by the ex BA747. Previously it seemed much closer on a spot nearer to the new road works, NorthsideSea Vixen Les wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:44 pmIs ZA150 still intact at Dunsfold,
In answer to your question Rick.
It certainly is, I drove past on Sunday 24th,
Easily visible from the A281 roadworks.
Rob
Re: Bruntingthorpe
Mr Hewes has a look a round .. Victor is having a clean from Partridge exterior cleaning next week .
https://youtu.be/MMYhX8lZjwg?si=bIwGDONchsKS7cgv
https://youtu.be/MMYhX8lZjwg?si=bIwGDONchsKS7cgv
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Re: Bruntingthorpe
That sounds hopeful then?
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.
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The cleaning of XM715. It looks so much better after this. https://youtu.be/GiOMVlFv_bs?si=HFxgKk_K4jk76v4E
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