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Royal Air Force pays tribute to the "queen of the skies" VC-10 with a three-ship flypast across the UK

August 30, 2012 Richard Clements

In 1960, the RAF issued Specification 239 for a strategic transport, which during September 1961 resulted in an order for five VC-10’s from Vickers- Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. The VC-10 was an airliner designed for high […]