Classic British Flight Sim

Just spotted this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ox ... e-24165590 on the BBC's website.Maybe some of you will see it. EricT

Thank Eric

As an aside...two TriStars have already been retired

Since when has the VC10 been the "funbus" ? I assumed this referred to the A330s

No idea Chris but many years...well before the A.330 existed

I always thought it a play on Vickers Gunbus...but that I just my thinking

Many refered to the VC10 as the funbus 'Vickers Funbus' well before the A330 was eve announced.. Tonks being one

ATB
DaveB

Ah, thanks for the explanation

I just happened to have this week off, and only found out about the flypast this morning on VC10.net, so I went to see them arrive in formation for the types final landing at Brize. Truly the end of an era. Was a lovely warm sunny day for it.

Just seen a report on it on BBC Oxford news.

RAF site update...http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorton/ne ... C1DE924BDA

Just the delivery flights left, to Bruntingthorpe and Dunsfold - apparently destined for Brooklands.

The last of the British Greats!! I wonder if Tonks would have liked to have flown one again before they are grounded for good?

Now what is going to happen to the VC10 simulator at Brize.....any-one know?

Nigel.

I was just reading about this on the BBC. I haven't seen one for about 4 or 5 years, so I won't notice their absence.

Had I known about the flypasts, I would have biked up to Coningsby. Never mind, another wonder of British engineering disappears into the history books (and YouTube ).

Can't say I'm looking forward to seeing the Voyager - but I would really look forward to seeing a VC for Dave's Vic ten, then I could do my own "refuelling" sorties


PS - oooh! Look what I found!:

http://youtu.be/NlWjq_eyBcw

At the end of one of the BBC news films it says the final two are being to Leicester and Surrey.... so Dave is Brooklands getting another VC10?

Kind regards

John