A five-engined Super VC10?? On final approach to Runway 13 at Prestwick flying a transatlantic service. Fitted with a pod to carry a spare engine under the starboard wing. These temporary pods were used to ferry replacement engines to locations abroad should the need arise for an unscheduled engine change on an overseas service. Delivered new to BOAC in 1968. Transferred to British Airways in 1974. Withdrawn from use in 1981. After many years in storage, eventually became ZD241 Vickers VC10 K4 tanker/transport with the RAF.

Delivered to BOAC as G-ASGM in 1968. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To the RAF as ZD241 in 1981 and stored at Abingdon. Flown to Filton for conversion to a K.4 tanker in 1991. Delivered to the RAF after conversion in 1995. Last flight to Bruntingthorpe in 2013 and maintained in taxiable condition. Scrapped in 2022.

Delivered to BOAC as G-ASGM in 1968. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To the RAF as ZD241 in 1981 and stored at Abingdon. Flown to Filton for conversion to a K.4 tanker in 1991. Delivered to the RAF after conversion in 1995. Last flight to Bruntingthorpe in 2013 and maintained in taxiable condition. Scrapped in 2022.

Delivered to BOAC as G-ASGM in 1968. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To the RAF as ZD241 in 1981 and stored at Abingdon. Flown to Filton for conversion to a K.4 tanker in 1991. Delivered to the RAF after conversion in 1995. Last flight to Bruntingthorpe in 2013 and maintained in taxiable condition. Scrapped in 2022.

Delivered to BOAC as G-ASGM in 1968. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To the RAF as ZD241 in 1981 and stored at Abingdon. Flown to Filton for conversion to a K.4 tanker in 1991. Delivered to the RAF after conversion in 1995. Last flight to Bruntingthorpe in 2013 and maintained in taxiable condition. Scrapped in 2022.

In the "hemp" camouflage.

This was the only K4 variant in service with the RAF at the time. Operated by 101 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, it was seen here arriving for the Waddington Airshow.

Delivered to BOAC as G-ASGM in 1968. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To the RAF as ZD241 in 1981 and stored at Abingdon. Converted to a K.4 and put into service in 1995. Withdrawn from use at Bruntingthorpe in 2013 and preserved.

Five ex-British Airways Super VC-10s in storage at RAF Abingdon, awaiting conversion to K.4 tankers for the RAF. They had been at Abingdon since at least 1982. Hard to believe that these would fly again, but they did! The closest aircraft is unidentifiable, G-ASGM is the aircraft on the right, behind it. It became the RAF's ZD241 with 101 Sq.

Classic flight deck. Below the serial ZD241 (left of centre is in small characters 'G-NBOK'. This is a practical joke by the crew, as NBOK stands for Nice Bit Of Kit.

A fast run down the runway at the Cold War Jets display. The aircraft is maintained in taxyable condition

Ex 101 Squadron RAF and G-ASGM BOAC.