Vickers VC10 - Survivors

Survivors

As of July 2012, only 8 examples of the VC10 (four K3's, three C1K's and a K4) remain in active service with 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force, all of which are to be retired by the end of March 2013.

Six static museum exhibits are listed below:

  • Type 1101 fatigue test specimen (unidentified cockpit/forward fuselage section only) is preserved at Brooklands Museum, Surrey, England
  • Type 1101 (Registration G-ARVF) is on display in United Arab Emirates government colours at the Flugausstellung Leo Junior at Hermeskeil in Germany
  • Type 1101 (Registration G-ARVM) (fuselage only with a comprehensive VC10 Exhibition housed in the rear cabin) at Brooklands Museum, Surrey, England
  • Type 1103 (Registration A40-AB, formerly G-ASIX), originally owned by British United Airways before being sold to British Caledonian, it was later sold to the Omani government where it was used from 1974-1987 by the Sultan of Oman as his personal jet. On display in Oman Royal Flight colours at the Brooklands Museum, Surrey, England
  • Type 1151 (Registration G-ASGC) is on display in BOAC-Cunard colours at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

Type 1180 C1K XR808 will be preserved after retirement at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford in Shropshire, joining their collection of V bombers.

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