Delivered to EAAC 13 July 1967 and flown via London to Nairobi during that month. To Air West as CF-GQE in October 1973, re-registered C-FGQE April 1979, merged into Air BC December 1980. To West Coast Air January 1986. To Ikhana Group as N902RT February 2014. Converted to DHC-6-100HP and first flown from Murrieta, GA 5 July 2017.To Saint Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District as N7MC August 2017. Seen here on delivery to EAAC. Since it is on Tanzanian register, the flag of Tanzania has the top and most prominent position on the tail. Photographer unknown

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Arguably the most beautiful colour scheme on a Super VC10. First flown from Brooklands to Wisely, UK 21 March 1967. Delivered to EAAC 21 March 1967 serving with the airline until it collapsed due to political interference in January 1977. Flown to the UK in May and sold to the RAF for conversion to K3 tanker in September 1977. Delivered to the RAF 4 July 1984 serving until retired in 2013 and flown to Newquay 28 August 2013 for preservation, registered as N148ZA on 1 November 2021. Broken up at Newquay in late 2023 and moved to St Athan where the forward fuselage is to be preserved at the South Wales Aviation Museum. Photographer unknown

Delivered new to East African as VP-KPJ 14 July 1960, re-registered to the post-independence Ugandan register as 5X-AAO in 1965. The Ugandan flag is seen on top in the circle on the tail. Sold as a spares aircraft to Dan-Air 16 November 1970 and stored at Lasham before parted out and scrapped by 1973. Seen here in partial EAAC livery at Lasham during the summer of 1971. Photographer unknown

First flown as PH-FFG 24 December 1963 and delivered to East African Airways 16 January 1964. It was originally intended to carry the East African colonial registration VP-KTK, but ended on the Ugandan register as 5X-AAP. When EAAC was dissolved in 1976, the Friendship became 5H-MRO with Air Tanzania. To British Midland in October 1983. The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed at East Midlands Airport, UK during a training flight on 30 October 1989. There were no casualties. Photographer unknown

Photographer unknown

First flown as PH-FFG 24 December 1963 and delivered to East African Airways 16 January 1964. It was originally intended to carry the East African colonial registration VP-KTK, but ended on the Ugandan register as 5X-AAP. When EAAC was dissolved in 1976, the Friendship became 5H-MRO with Air Tanzania. To British Midland in October 1983. The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed at East Midlands Airport, UK during a training flight on 30 October 1989. There were no casualties. Photographer unknown

Apron scene at Entebbe Airport in February 1969 when old in the shape of EAAC's Comet 4 delivered to the airline only seven years earlier, meets new in the shape of SABENA's 707 OO-SJL delivered a few months earlier and EAAC's Super VC.10, the first of which entered service in 1966. Photographer unknown

Slide obtained on an airliner convention (FRA) in the mid-1980s !

East African Airways meets West African Airways in Maiduguri. This was certainly not a regular destination for EAA. Ex 43-48345, KJ822 and G-AKDT, the Dakota only served EAA from June 1950 until late 1952. Later registrations F-BGOU, ET-ACZ, F-OCRR, 6V-ACZ and CR-GBL. The Bristol Freighter is VR-NAD. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois

Delivered new to East African 19 Feb 1971 and used on short to medium haul routes in East and Southern Africa. When EAAC was dissolved in 1977, 5Y-ALR was transferred to Kenya Airways and directly leased to Air Tanzania. To Alisarda in late 1977 initially as HB-IKC, then I-SARZ. To British Midland as G-BMAM Jan 1984 and returning to Africa as ZS-NRB with Sun Air Jan 1995. To 1Time April 2004. Retired Nov 2008 and scrapped at Johanneburg. Photographer unknown

Photographer: Not known.

Leased from British Midland Airways. Ex-Malaysian Airline System colours after lease to them. East African ceased operations in Jan 77. Delivered to Pan Am as N757PA in 1961. To British Midland Airways as G-AYVE in 1971. Leased to various airlines. To MCA leasing as N757PA in 1977. Reregistered as N432MA in 1978. To Jet Power Inc in 1980. Scrapped at Miami in 1983.

Delivered to East African Airways as 5X-UVJ in 1969. Flown to Filton after East African Airways collapsed in 1977. Sold to the RAF as ZA149 in 1978. Converted to a K.3 tanker and delivered to the RAF in 1985. Last flight to Bruntingthorpe in 2013. Forward fuselage shipped to Sharjah for preservation. Remainder scrapped.

Delivered to East African Airways as 5H-MMT in 1966. Flown to Filton after East African Airways collapsed in 1977. Sold to the RAF in 1978. Converted to a K.3 tanker and delivered to the RAF in 1985. Made the last ever flight of a VC-10 to Bruntingthorpe in 2013. Scrapped in 2021.

Date given as 1961 by the photo source, which unfortunately is at least five years off - this aircraft was delivered to East African in December 1966. Photo uploaded at 1800 pixels wide to deliver proof of registration. Photo by: Harrison Forman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

With BOAC Boeing 707-436 G-APFB (msn 17703/35).

Note the underwing pod for carrying a spare Conway engine, the pod was designed by Aviation Traders Engineering at Southend.

The Royal Flight at Jinja in Uganda with Royal Standard Flying even though the Queen was not present - she was inspecting the 5th Batallion, King's African Rifles at the time. The crew is l to r Engineering Officer Cardwell, Captain Pat Travers, Captain Eric Morris, Radio Officer Derek Rhodes, and Steward George Matthews. Photographer unknown