Explanation for VC-10 Empire Strikes

[Aharon]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

I saw cool livery painted by someone on military version of VC-10 and the livery is called Empire Strikes Again. It is desert tan livery and although it is Royal Air Force, it has weird military decal that looks like Finnish air force. Also the plane has under the cockpit window decal BC Fuel and bombing mission hits below BC Fuel decal.

Can anybody explain to me what is the Empire Strikes Again livery for military version of VC-10 and was it for Gulf Wars?

Thanks,

Aharon

[DaveB]

Aharon..

I think the wording was 'The Empire Strikes Back'.. taken from the Star Wars series. It was painted up with this nose art for Operation Granby (Gulf War)
ATB
DaveB

[Aharon]

Thanks for answer, Dave B!!

Regards,

Aharon

[DaveB]

Found this Aharon.. http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/VC10andTristarNoseArt.cfm

ATB
DaveB

[Aharon]

Dave,

Thanks for more information. This represents refueling missions in the Gulf war??

Why did it carry military decal that looks like Finnish air force decal?

Regards,

Aharon

[Hot_Charlie]

Dave,

Thanks for more information. This represents refueling missions in the Gulf war??

Why did it carry military decal that looks like Finnish air force decal?

Regards,

Aharon

Wasn't it one of the K3s ('147?)? EDIT - K2 apparently.

As for the Finnish Air Force decal - could this be the appearance of the low viz RAF rounded in the photo?

[DaveB]

Yup.. it's the RAF low-viz roundel.. http://www.airpics.net/UserFiles/pics/l ... /9454l.jpg

ATB
DaveB

[alemaobaiano]

I took a photo of this one at a Brize familys day in `92 just before I became a civvie.



TTFN

[Aharon]

yeah yeah yeah that photo is exactly same as the livery that I downloaded!!

Do those award markings symbolize bombing mission or refueling mission? The award icons look like Tornados to me therefore I would guess refueling missions.

Regards,

Aharon

[DaveB]

Aharon.. its a tanker not a bomber!!

ATB
DaveB:)