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    Airframe Family: Vickers VC-10
    Latest Model:VC-10 K.3
    Last Military Serial:ZA148 RAF
    Construction Number:883
    Last Civil Registration:N148ZA
    Latest Owner or Location:GD Services

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1967

    Constructed as a VC-10-1154 by British Aircraft Corporation.

    1967

    To East African Airlines with new c/r 5Y-ADA.

    14 February 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Later serving as a tanker with the RAF, in February 1974 it served with East African Airways as seen at Heathrow.

    1977

    Repossessed by British Aiorcraft Corporation.

    31 May 1977

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ministry of Defence with s/n ZA148.

    From Circa 1982 to Circa 1984

    Converted to a VC-10 K.3 by British Aircraft Corporation.
    At Filton, Bristol.

    By 1986

    Transferred to A and AEE, Boscombe Down.

    Circa 1986

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n ZA148.

    By 3 August 1986

    Transferred to 101SQN, RAF Brize Norton.
    Noted at RAF Fairford IAT - 3 August 1986.

    By 3 August 1986

    Markings Applied: G

    24 April 1990


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10 K.3 of 101 Squadron taxying to the active runway at RAF Leuchars in April 1990 whilst taking part in NATO Exercise Elder Forest.

    9 June 1990


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: VC-10 K.3 of 101 Squadron on display at the 1990 Boscombe Down Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Airshow.

    13 June 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Boscombe Down Air Show

    By 2013

    The first VC10s ordered by the RAF were named after Victoria Cross holders. As the aircraft were taken out of service the names were transferred to other VC10s. ZA148 bears the names of: Guy Gibson VC (Originally borne by XV102) 2nd Lt William Rhodes-Moorhouse VC (Originally borne by XV108) Flt Sgt George Thompson VC (Originally borne by XR806).

    28 August 2013

    Last flight.
    Brize Norton to Newquay Airport / RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall.

    28 August 2013

    To Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    28 August 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: fly-through at Newquay Airport on last flight

    28 August 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: on approach for a touch and go at Newquay Airport on last flight

    19 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport - engines have been removed

    To Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    To GD Services with new c/r N148ZA.
    For Kepler Aerospace.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Markings by Howard J. Curtis
    Internet Sources
     ClassicAirForce
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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