Vickers VC-10 C1, G-AXLR / 829, Rolls Royce
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Registration: G-AXLR
Construction Number: 829
Model Vickers VC-10 C1
Operator: Rolls Royce
Airport: Kemble (EGBP), UK - England
Photographer: Chris England
Date Taken: 13/02/1977
Date Submitted: 18/01/2009
ex-XR809, used by Rolls-Royce as the flying test bed for the RB211, first flight 6/3/70. Returned to the RAF on 26/9/75 but the airframe was found to be distorted. After use for ground training purposes by the SAS, the aircraft was finally scrapped in 1982.
Picture ID:1153649