Of course, things were not quite the same outside the cabin. With four Rolls-Royce Conways howling at take off, the VC10 was infamous as one of the loudest aircraft ever built, and only escaped ...

and Rich Steer (Senior First Officer), supported by AirTanker Cabin Crew. Dave Hall, a former VC10 pilot and now a Sponsored Reservist with No. 10 Squadron, was the first to be greeted from the ...