| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZD243 |
| Alternate Registration: | G-ASGR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers VC10 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers VC10/Super VC10 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers Super VC10 Srs1151 |
| C/n (msn): | 867 |
| Operator Titles: | (UK - Air Force) |
| Display Paint: | British Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AbingdonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUD IATA: ABB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Battle of Britain at Home Day Press Preview 1982 |
| Photo Date: | 17 September 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 603030 |
| Photo Comment |
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The airframe was acquired by the MOD for possible air tanker conversion but it was never converted and was dismantled for spares at Abingdon in August 1993, some major sections were trucked to Bristol Filton for research into aging airframe deterioration and these were in turn scrapped in 1996. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 September 2023, and has since been viewed 185 times. |