An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Stay-at-home dad Steve Jones has transformed a hollowed-out jet engine into a camper trailer for his family in Lancashire, England. A former ...

Just because it’s based on a crazy idea or has a more unusual appearance doesn’t mean it’s wrong – or, in the case of Steve Jones, impossible. A former RAF engineer, Jones had always dreamed of a very ...

The Royal Air Force's Vickers VC10 tanker squadron is preparing for the final rundown of its fleet as it works towards a planned March 2013 retirement of the 1960s transport design. RAF Brize ...

It has taken eight months - and a 70 mile journey - but a rare VC10 jet has been lovingly rebuilt at Cosford’s RAF Museum. The plane, which had been on display at RAF Brize Norton, was officially ...

One of the last three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners has arrived in Cornwall, where it will become part of the Classic Air Force collection in Newquay. Known as "the Queen of the Skies", the VC10 was ...

It's an aircraft with a proud tradition in Britain's military – but this VC10 is being dismantled piece by piece before it starts a new life at RAF Museum Cosford. Sign up for the top news stories ...

The fleet of 50-year-old VC10 planes have been forced to start flying passengers again after the 40-year-old Tristar transport aircraft have been grounded by technical faults. Coupled with the poor ...

The Royal Air Force gave the VC10 a send off today as the aircraft completed its final voyage after more than 50 years of military service. The skies above Surrey said a final farewell to an iconic ...

After 47 years of service for the Royal Air Force, the VC10 took to the skies on Friday 20 September 2013 for its final Air-to-Air refuelling operational sortie. The aircraft will retire on 25 ...

A campaign has begun to "urgently relocate" a historic passenger plane over fears it could be scrapped. Enthusiasts said a VC10 at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, should be moved after the museum ...

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