ZD238 Vickers Super VC10 (cn 860), RAF

            Abingdon, UK - 13 September 1986

Abingdon 86 (RAF Battle of Britain At Home Day)

Following their retirement from commercial service in 1980, the entire British Airways VC10 fleet was purchased by the RAF for possible future tanker conversion. Most (eleven) ended up in open storage at Abingdon, where they remained for a number of years. ZD238 seems to have been allocated purely for spares use fairly early on, as it was the least complete example seen on this visit, with many parts missing. It was scrapped just over six months later, in Apr 1987.
For some reason, a few of the VC10s received mispainted RAF serials, which included the last letter of their previous civil registration. ZD238 was painted as 'ZD238J', with the extra 'J' referencing its previous identity of G-ASGJ. It's unfortunately very difficult to see in this less than stellar photo (Zenith cameras struggled in poor weather conditions...), but 'Aeroflot-CCCP' had been crudely painted just above the overwing emergency exits.

Taken in: UK / England / Vale of White Horse District / St. Helen Without (show map)

Taken on: September 13, 1986

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