RCI Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Hi There, i cant find that information with google, does anyone of the UK specialists know, what BA's last flying super VC10 before retirement was? best regards and thx Sini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) QUOTED FROM SCOTT HENDERSON'S VC10 BOOK....The last scheduled British Airways super VC10 flight was on the 29th March 1981 when G-ASGF returned from London from Dares-Salaam via Arusha and Larnaca. Edited May 3, 2020 by 26Decals Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish 251 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 This source notes that on 30 March 1981 G-ASGL operated a final flight for enthusiasts. http://www.vc10.net/History/historyBOAC.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 It was very definitely G-ASGL, I was aboard. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, stever219 said: It was very definitely G-ASGL, I was aboard. was it chartered or was it a regular commercial flight? cause it says ASGL did a flight for aviation enthusiasts Edited May 3, 2020 by RCI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 14 hours ago, RCI said: was it chartered or was it a regular commercial flight? cause it says ASGL did a flight for aviation enthusiasts It was described as an enthusiasts’ charter; I think Ian Allan (the publishers) had something to do with it. We flew north to Manchester, then on to Prestwick where a number of the jets were stored pending sale to the RAF. What was supposed to be a low pass along the runway turned into a very brief touch and go: the people in the seats behind me saw a puff of smoke from the starboard main wheels but we didn’t feel a thing! After that we turned away down over the Irish Sea and north Wales before overflying Fulton, then Farnborough and back to Heathrow in about 3 hours flying time. I was more than slightly pleased that ‘GL went on to serve as an AAR tanker for another twenty-odd years, but the pictures of her being torn apart at St Athan at the end of her service are heartbreaking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer_VC10 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) If you're looking for the last scheduled service, that was G-ASGF on 29 March as mentioned above. G-ASGL has the distinction of being the last Super VC10 in BA colours to operate with passengers. Two charters on 29th March and a flight with guests and passengers on 30th March. It was also the last Super VC10 to leave Heathrow, see here: https://www.vc10.net/Airframes/cn_862__gasgl.html Edited May 12, 2020 by Archer_VC10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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