The Vickers VC10 - 50th Anniversary

On June 29. 1962, the Prototype of the Vickers VC10 made it's first flight out of Brooklands at Weybridge/UK to Wisley, BAC's flight test center.
32 Standard and 22 Super VC10's have been built. The Vickers VC10 is the largest Passenger Jet that had ever been produced solely in the UK.
As of June 2012, only 9 examples of the VC10 remain in active service with the Royal Air Force; all of which are to be retired by 2013.

BOAC VC10 G-ARVC

Copyright Photo: BOAC; British Overseas Airways Corporation Vickers VC10-1101 G-ARVC (cn 806) (Peter Schneider Collection ZRH Oct. 1973)

BOAC VC10 G-ASGL

Copyright Photo: BOAC; British Overseas Airways Corporation Vickers Super VC10-1151 G-ASGL (cn 862) (Peter Schneider Collection, ZRH Sept. 2. 1968)

East African Airways VC10 5H-MOG

Copyright Photo: East African Airways Vickers Super VC10-1154 (Combi) 5H-MOG (cn 885) (Peter Schneider, ZRH June 27. 1976)

Wow Air A320 LY-COS

Copyright Photo: Wow Air Airbus A320-231 LY-COS (cn 415), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

Comlux Aviation A319 9H-AVK

Copyright Photo: Comlux Aviation Malta Airbus A319-115X (ACJ-319) 9H-AVK (cn 4622), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

Royal Jordanian Airlines A319 JY-AYP

Copyright Photo: Royal Jordanian Airlines Airbus A319-132 JY-AYP (cn 3832), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

DC Aviation G550 D-ADCA

Copyright Photo: DC Aviation Gulfstream G550 D-ADCA (cn 5114), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

Cukurova Air GLEX TC-KRM

Copyright Photo: Cukurova Air Bombardier BD700-1A11 Global Express 5000 TC-KRM (cn 9318), (Bruno Geiger / Peter Schneider 23. Juni 2012).

Tekser Management GLEX M-SKSM

Copyright Photo: Tekser Management Bombardier BD700-1A10 Global Express M-SKSM (cn 9227), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

Wow Air A320 LY-COS

Copyright Photo: Wow Air Airbus A320-231 LY-COS (cn 415) (lsd. fr. Avion Express), (Peter Schneider 23. Juni 2012).

Sun Express B738 TC-SUZ

Copyright Photo: Sun Express Boeing 737-8HX TC-SUZ (cn 29649), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

Vueling A320 EC-ICT

Copyright Photo: Vueling Airlines Airbus A320-211 EC-ICT (cn 264), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juli 2012).

Tailwind Airlines B734 TC-TLD

Copyright Photo: Tailwind Airlines Boeing B737-4Q8 TC-TLD (cn. 28199), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

EuroLOT AT72 SP-EQC

Copyright Photo: EuroLOT ATR-42Q-402 SP-WQC (cn. 4408), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

Austrian Airlines A320 OE-LBP

Copyright Photo: Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-214 OE-LBP (cn 797), (Bruno Geiger 23. Juni 2012).

White Airlines (TAP Portugal) A310 CS-TQV

Copyright Photo: White Airlines (TAP Portugal) Airbus A310-304 CS-TQV (cn. 494), (Bruno Geiger 21. Juni 2012).

Qatar Amiri Flight B74S VP-BAT

Copyright Photo: Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing B747SP-21 VP-BAT (cn. 21648), (Bruno Geiger 21. Juni 2012).

Korean Air B772 HL7733

Copyright Photo: Korean Air Boeing 777-2B5(ER) HL7733 (cn 34206), (Bruno Geiger 19. Juni 2012).

Oman Air A333 A4O-DE

Copyright Photo: Oman Air Airbus A330-343X A4O-DE (cn 1093), (Bruno Geiger 18. Juni 2012).

Japan Airlines B772 JA710J

Copyright Photo: JAL Japan Airlines Boeing B777-246ER (cn. 33395), (Bruno Geiger 18. Juni 2012).

Gulf Air A332 A9C-KG

Copyright Photo: Gulf Air Airbus A330-243 A9C-KG (cn 527), (Bruno Geiger 18. Juni 2012).

Singapore Airlines A388 9V-SKM

Copyright Photo: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841 9V-SKM (cn 65) (Peter Schneider 18. Juni 2012)

Neos B738 I-NEOU

Copyright Photo: Neos Boeing 737-86N I-NEOU (cn 29887), (Andri Cueni 09. Juni 2012).

Private GL5T VP-CKM

Copyright Photo: Private Bombardier BD700-1A11 Global 5000 VP-CKM (cn 9445) (Peter Schneider 14. Juni 2012)

Wachovia Financial Services GLEX N821AM

Copyright Photo: Wachovia Financial Services Bombardier BD700-1A10 Global Express XRS N821AM (cn 9183) (Peter Schneider 14. Juni 2012)

Taxi Aereo G550 XA-CHR

Copyright Photo: Taxi Aereo Gulfstream G-IV-SP (G550) XA-CHR (cn 5182) (Peter Schneider 14. Juni 2012)

Business Air H25B ZS-PAR

Copyright Photo: Business Air Hawker 800SP ZS-PAR (cn 258050) (Peter Schneider 14. Juni 2012)

Channel Airways PRM1 UR-USB

Copyright Photo: Channel Airways Raytheon 390 Premier 1 UR-USB (cn RB-181) (Peter Schneider 14. Juni 2012)

Private P180 VQ-BHO

Copyright Photo: Private Piaggio P180 Avanti VQ-BHO (cn 1021) (Peter Schneider 14. Juni 2012)

Kingfisher Airlines A332 VT-VJK

Copyright Photo: Kingfisher Airlines Airbus A330-223 VT-VJK (cn 874) (Peter Schneider 13. Juni 2012)

Private G550 8P-MSD

Copyright Photo: Private Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) 8P-MSD (cn 5137) (Peter Schneider 13. Juni 2012)

London Executive Aviation E135 G-VILP

Copyright Photo: London Executive Aviation Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 650 G-VILP (cn 14501127) (Peter Schneider 13. Juni 2012)

Clay Lacy Aviation GLF4 N226MP

Copyright Photo: Clay Lacy Aviation Gulfstream G-IV N226MP (cn 1300) (Peter Schneider 13. Juni 2012)

German Air Force A319 15+01

Copyright Photo: German Air Force (Luftwaffe - Bundesrepublik Deutschland) Airbus A319-133X (A319CJ) 15+01 (cn 3897) (Peter Schneider 11. Juni 2012)

British Airways A319 G-EUPC

Copyright Photo: British Airways Airbus A319-131 G-EUPC (cn 1118) (Peter Schneider 9. Juni 2012)

Private C750 PR-GRD

Copyright Photo: Private Cessna 750 Citation X PR-GRD (cn 750-0112) (Peter Schneider 9. Juni 2012)

Yamal Airlines CRJ2 RA-67219

Copyright Photo: Yamal Airlines Canadair CL600-2B19 Challenger 850  RA-67219 (cn 8090) (Peter Schneider 7. Juni 2012)

ExecuJet Middle East GL5T A6-FBQ

Copyright Photo: ExecuJet Middle East Bombardier BD700-1A11 Global Express 5000 A6-FBQ (cn 9282) (Peter Schneider 7. Juni 2012)

Aero Charter Airlines C25B UR-PME

Copyright Photo: Aero Charter Airlines Cessna 525B Citation Jet 3 UR-PME (cn 525B-0320) (Peter Schneider 7. Juni 2012)

Air VIA A320 LZ-MDB

Copyright Photo: Air VIA; Bulgarian Airways Airbus A320-232 LZ-MDB (cn 3125) (Peter Schneider, 5. Juni 2012) (Operating Wow Air's first flight X9 132 to Keflavik)

Saudi Arabian Airlines B772 HZ-AKF

Copyright Photo: Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-268 (ER) HZ-AKF (cn 28349) (Peter Schneider 3. Juni 2012)

Calima Aviacion B738 EC-LKO

Copyright Photo: Calima Aviacion Boeing 737-85F EC-LKO (cn 28821) (Peter Schneider 3. Juni 2012)

Corendon Airlines B738 TC-SKR

Copyright Photo: Corendon Airlines (operated by Sky Airlines) Boeing 737-83N TC-SKR (cn 32576) (Rolf Oberholzer 2. Juni 2012)

Air Berlin A332 D-ABXA

Copyright Photo: Air Berlin Airbus A330-223 D-ABXA (cn 288) (Peter Schneider 2.Juni 2012)

Kutus Ltd. A318 M-HHHH

Copyright Photo: Kutus Ltd. Airbus A318-112 Elite (ACJ 318) M-HHHH (cn 4650) (Peter Schneider 2. Juni 2012)

Private Jets Inc. CL30 N632FW

Copyright Photo: Private Jets Inc. Bombardier BD100-1A10 Challenger 300 N632FW (cn 20195) (Peter Schneider 2. Juni 2012)

Alliance Air CL30 VP-CPF

Copyright Photo: Alliance Air Bombardier BD100-1A10 Challenger 300 VP-CPF (cn 20256) (Peter Schneider 2. Juni 2012)