The UK Royal Air Force kicked off a trio of air transport type retirements on 20 September, with its last two Vickers VC10 tankers completing their final operational sorties. K3-model tankers ZA147 ...
LONDON — The U.K. Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Vickers VC10 air-to-air refueling tankers is drawing closer to retirement. The RAF now has just three VC10s left in the inventory following the ...
Continuing delays in signing a contract for the UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) fleet appear set to drive the Royal Air Force to extend operations of its Vickers VC10s by a further four ...
The U.K. Royal Air Force has retired the last of its vintage Vickers VC10 aerial refueling tankers, which opens an unlikely capability gap. For almost 50 years, the VC10 provided strategic transport, ...
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