3/29/1952: BA Retires the Iconic Vickers VC10
Today in Aviation, British Airways (BA) retired from its fleet its last Vickers VC10, a mid-sized, narrow-body long-range jet.
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Today in Aviation: BA Retires the Iconic Vickers VC10
- by Lee Cross
- March 29, 2022
- 5 minutes read
Today in Aviation, British Airways (BA) retired from its fleet the last Vickers VC10, a mid-sized, narrow-body long-range jet, in 1981.
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Today in Aviation: First Flight of the Iconic Vickers VC10
- by Lee Cross
- June 29, 2021
- 1 minute read
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the iconic Vickers VC10 took off on its maiden flight from Brooklands Airfield, Surrey at 17:25 GMT in 1962. The prototype – G-ARTA – took 19 minute to fly to nearby Wisley where extensive further testing and cabin fitting was carried out. At the time, Vickers engineers were […]