VC-10 " The Joy of Conways " Departure from BELIZE

RAF VC-10 DEPARTS Goldson International, (The Music of The Rolls Royce Conways as they wind up to full throttle)
Belize Airport for Brize Norton, UK with detachment of Gloucester Regiment who have been completing Jungle Survival training. The Gloucester regiment was also called to British Honduras in 1948
for securing a border dispute between a
neighboring Central American Country, That time they went by ship.They spent time at military training camp at Newcastle , Jamaica on the return journey. Newcastle is in the heart of The Blue Mountains and the area is famous for jamaica Blue mountain coffee, and breathtaking scenery.
Also at Belize airport Handley Page Victor with Prince Harry in the right hand seat fresh back from another assignment doing an engine run up test before it departs for a courtesy visit to the Cayman islands and the current Govenor General
and Cranwell AFB in The UK the next day.

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[ConcordeCentral]

does the VC-10 have reverse thruster doors like the IL-62? or have just reverse thrust????

it is a beauty!

[dbarl64]

@ConcordeCentral

Think has clamshell RT Havent flown her for a while will chk

[Reichsfuhrer1979]

Shouldn't an RAF VC10 have a RR2*** callsign?

[dbarl64]

@Reichsfuhrer1979 will chk

[thinwall81]

The VC 10 flies BZE to IAD then onto BZZ..I used to be 10 Sqn cabin Crew Back In 1984-1988

[dbarl64]

@thinwall81

Wow thats good, Not sure where BZZ is will have to look it up. Ok you mean Brize Norton in UK

Belize yep my Uncle loves that place he was there with the British Army quite a few years ago

if you care to send me couple BZE images of VC10 activities that would be good

[dbarl64]

@thinwall81

I mean BZZ is Brize just temp forgot. sorry I do have couple VC10 pics I took in Jamaica when RAF ran some infrequent BZE diverted flight due to Hurricanes in the area

[chokedad]

The pilot sounds drugged.

[dbarl64]

@ROBERTNESBITT Simviation

[strontiumdog19]

Too much Herb mate...