News Reports

RAF Rivet Joint Arrival

By | November 12th, 2013|Categories: News|

With recent retirements of the VC-10 and C-130K along with the imminent retirement of the TriStar, the variety of aircraft fielded by the RAF is clearly dwindling. However, Tuesday 12th November 2013 saw the arrival to UK shores of the latest addition to the forces inventory – the RC-135W Rivet [...]

VC-10 to Newquay – The retirement of ZA148

By | September 4th, 2013|Categories: News|

VC10 ZA148 Retirement Just before 11am on Wednesday 28th August, 2013 Vickers VC10 K3, ZA148 'G', made its final landing at Newquay Airport, Cornwall (the former RAF St. Mawgan).  In doing so the aircraft completed its 48,351st flying hour but now takes up permanent residence as a static exhibit with [...]

Nimrod at Cosford – XV249’s New Home

By | March 22nd, 2011|Categories: News|

Following on from their recent acquisitions of ex-RAF types, the Dominie, a Hercules and a Harrier, the latest arrivalat RAF Cosford in March 2012 is another ex-RAF airframe – Nimrod R1 XV249.  Steve Smith reports for AeroResource... Things at Cosford are looking brighter with the arrival of several new airframes [...]