Only 53 VC10 were built. 35 were operated worldwide by BOAC/British Airways primarily to the USA, Australia, Fiji, India, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo. The performance of the VC10 was such that it achieved the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a subsonic jet airliner of 5 hours and 1 minute, a record that was held for 41 years, until February 2020 when a British Airways Boeing 747 broke the record at 4 hours 56 minutes due to Storm Ciara. Power was from the Rolls-Royce RB.80 Conwa

Flight deck of the Vickers VC-10, a type that saw extensive service with the RAF after its civil career. #warbirds #coldwar #vickers #vc10 #royalairforce | Daniel J Wheatcroft