In the markings of 1435 Flight based at the Falkland Islands.

Pictured touching down on rw08. Unfortunately, somehow I missed this on the radio so was in somewhat the wrong place when she was on very short final. All the smoky TD shots were ruined by a lamppost and by the time it was out of frame the smoke had gone....

Named after posthumous VC-winning WW11 Sdqn Ldr Arthur Scarf, the last of the original RAF VC-10 deliveries sleeps out in the cold under Brize's bright lights whilst assigned to 10 Sqdn

Magnificent machine pulling off Brize's runway 26 - not too many DC-8s were allowed in the UK by this time but this one was a good airframe by all accounts. Started life as Alitalia's I-DIWW and later N802MG with MGM Grand Air. Stored at Manston and sadly never made it out before the airport closed, then being broken up

Crew training prior to delivery to the RNZAF and repaint in grey/green camo, this Andover was received by the RAF as XS604 in 9.66. Sold to Eureka Aviation as 9Q-CDY in 11.96 and stored at Liege from 1.98. Broken up 9.06 but fuselage trucked away and used as a fire trainer mounted in crash position, 15km SE of Antwerp

Another view of Belfast "Heracles" during her service career. Taken on charge in 1.66 and went on to become G-BFYU, scrapped in 2001

ZD948 was acquired from British Airways as a TriStar 500 just four months earlier. Here being a TriStar C1 passenger aircraft of the RAF it was still wearing the remains of its BA colours and 'last two' of its former registration G-BFCA. The aircraft would be converted into a K1 tanker version in 1985 and then a KC1 tanker-transport version with cargo door. It taxies out here for a full-length take-off from Brize. Departing before it is Hercules XV217 countering the crosswind from the north.

First flying in 12.59, this Britannia was named "Spica" in RAF service and was sold to Young Cargo as OO-YCD in 3.76 but was only used for spares, being broken up at Gosselies in 1978