Final RAF VC10 flight and fly past at Birmingham Airport‏ is on Wednesday 25 September 2013

After 50 years of service the Royal Air Force is withdrawing its last two VC10 K3s

from service on Friday 20 September 2013 - the aircraft will conduct their final

air-to-air refuelling sortie during the morning and then carry out fly pasts at various

locations around the UK including Birmingham Airport

                         VC10 K3 ZA147 is planned to perform a fly past at Birmingham Airport

at circa 1335 on Friday 20 September 2013 - please see below for the
full schedules for the day

One of the VC10s is then planned to ferry from RAF Brize Norton to 
Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire on Wednesday 25 September 2013 
- it is planned to perform a fly past at Birmingham Airport between 
1045-1115 on that date before it lands at Bruntingthorpe for the final time

All times are local and subject to change!!

VC10 - The Final Chapter - update from the Royal Air Force
  
As the meritous, 50 year, service of the RAF VC-10 draws to a close,
the last two aircraft (ZA147 and ZA150) will conduct their final air-to-air
refuelling sortie, then diverge to carry out fly pasts of various locations
around the UK, on Friday 20th September 2013.
  
The aircraft are expected to fly according to the following schedule:
  
ZA147 –
12.20 – Newcastle
12.40 – Warton
13.05 – RAF Conninsby (VC10 will be accompanied by a GR4)
13.15 – RAF Marham (VC10 will be accompanied by a GR4)
13.35 – Birmingham
  
ZA150 –
12.35 – RAF Lossiemouth (VC10 will be accompanied by a GR4)
12.55 - RAF Leuchars (VC10 will be accompanied by a Typhoon)
13.15 – Prestwick
  
Both aircraft are expected to return to Brize Norton by 13.45 for
a final fly past at 14.00.
  
All times are local, and subject to change, based on the conditions
of the day and aircraft availability - also see -

www.raf.mod.uk

Thursday 19 September 2013