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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 1:59 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Human Unit 763246B:
Odd planes that are no longer flown ..... Vickers VC-10.....</font>
Sorry, the RAF still fly the VC-10. If you want to see one in the air drive about 1 hour west from London Heathrow along the M4 motorway and you can see them in the training pattern from RAF Lyneham, over the motorway west of Swindon, most weekdays.

They're like an MD-80 on steroids.
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