Odd VC 10 pic

[Garry Russell]

Not seen this before

Small One-Eleven type flag and white tailplane bullet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogcodes/347324589/sizes/o/

Garry

[TSR2]

Think it may just be the angle / lighting Garry. I'm sure I've seen that a few times, although never seen that pic. Any ideas where it might be? :think:

[EDIT] Nairobi Embakasi maybe?

[Garry Russell]

Hi Ben

The bullet is dark blue and the flag is big that's not lighting that is an oddity....It's Entebbe.

Garry

[DispatchDragon]

Garry

I have seen that paint before --- In Flight many many years ago -- it was (I believe) something that Vickers did and BUA then repainted. Its Entebee I think -- I recognise the colour of the dirt




Leif

[Garry Russell]

Looking at it again the titles are slightly small and much further back

This is the usual

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogcodes/34 ... otostream/

Garry

[TSR2]

Cheers Chaps....

[Garry Russell]

Hi Leif

Entebbe it is


I wonder if that's the first one on test and then it was modified :think:

The One-Eleven had white bullets pre delivery and the "BAC One-Eleven" on the fin changed to "One-Eleven" and the reg moved from the rear cheat to above the engines

So perhaps as you suggest it was modified before service. Possibly G-ASIX as I have a pic of 'SIW on it's first flight....supposedly .....and it is the normal blue bullet variety.

Garry

[DispatchDragon]

I wanted to say SIX -- but my memory isnt THAT good -- I remember seeing a shot of it in Flight International doing hot and High trials ---and it wasnt me that noticed the oddities back then - a nice chap by the name of Brian Hazell who was an engineer at LFC and then Britannia. As to guessing Entebbe -- Well as Ian will hopefully back me up - they are just crossing the equator where that shot was taken


Leif

[TSR2]

IW definately had the blue bullet, on its maiden flight and at Farnborough in '64. The later colours in '66 had the white bullet, so I wonder if this was a hybrid stage? :think:

[TSR2]

Or another option... could it be the ex Ghana G-ATDJ (9G-ABQ) in an interim scheme?