| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 5X-UVA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers VC10 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers VC10/Super VC10 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers Super VC10 Srs1154 |
| C/n (msn): | 881 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Paris - OrlyMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPO IATA: ORY Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1969 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 290348 |
| Photo Comment |
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Arguably the most beautiful colour scheme on a Super VC10. First flown from Brooklands to Wisely, UK 3 September 1966. Delivered to EAAC 30 September and flown to Nairobi via Rome and Cairo 11 October and operated the first scheduled EAAC Super VC10 service 13 October 1966. Written off after hitting a jacking pad on the runway at Addis Ababa 18 April 1972. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 18 October 2020, and has since been viewed 1759 times. |