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is a long-range British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, and first flown in 1962. The airliner was designed to operate on long distance routes with a high subsonic speed and also be capable of hot and high operations from African airports. The aircraft is often compared to the somewhat larger Ilyushin Il-62 with which it shares a similar rear-engined quad layout, the two types being the only airliner designs with such a configuration. 13 VC10s remain in service as aerial refuelling and transport aircraft with the RAF as of 1 June 2010
The British government controlled route-licensing for private airlines and also oversaw the newly-established publicly-owned British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) long-range and British European Airways (BEA) short and medium-range airlines. These were subject to public interest as well as commercial advantage, thus BOAC served British Empire destinations across Southern Asia and Africa, many of them in remote and less-developed areas, commercially unattractive but politically, strategically and socially important.
As had been the case for its interwar predecessor, Imperial Airways, BOAC was expected to operate British-designed and built, or at least British-powered, aircraft, their procurement bills being met by the Ministry of Supply. Several aircraft commissioned had been unsafe (Comet I), delayed Britannia or uncompetitively priced (Canadair DC-4, Hermes) - or had all of these defects combined.This had strained relations between airlines and aircraft makers
British United Airways (BUA), ordered two combi versions (Type 1103) in 1964, receiving them in October that year. When BOAC ceased VC10 operations to South America BUA took them over, purchasing Ghana Airways' cancelled third aircraft in July 1965 (G-ATDJ, a Type 1103). The prototype aircraft (G-ARTA) was purchased from Vickers/BAC and converted from Type 1101 to Type 1109 in 1968. It was initially leased to Middle East Airlines but returned to British Caledonian (as BUA had become) in 1969. G-ARTA was damaged beyond economical repair in a landing accident at Gatwick in 1972 and the others were sold in 1973-74. G-ASIW saw further service with Air Malawi, being retired in 1979. G-ASIX was sold to the Sultan of Oman as VIP transport and was preserved at Brooklands upon its retirement in 1987. G-ATDJ went to the Royal Aircraft Establishment for equipment tests and was retired in 1980.

Leupp Hall

Chilocco Indian School, north of Newkirk, Oklahoma just south of the Kansas border. This campus has approximately 50 buildings spread out over 160 acres. Many of these buildings are made out of local limestone. This federally funded school opened in the 1880s and remained open until it was defunded by the Federal Government in 1980. It has mostly stood empty since then. It is a beautiful abandonment. However, I got kicked out! I had to hike through a corn field on my way in, and moments after making my way into the center circle of the campus, the lone security guard happened upon me and told me I would have to hike back out. But he then visited with me for an hour and told me about Universal Spectral Laboratories leasing the campus and using it for testing of sensor equipment of different types for military and anti-terrorism uses. The National Guard and FBI had just wrapped up training exercises the day before I hiked in, and he told me I was lucky to have not wandered in then. He visited with me for some time, but would not let me explore any more or take anymore even if I promised to stay outside of the buildings. He said the company and government had specialized equipment in many buildings and or course cited the extreme lack of safety in the buildings. I was saddened at not being able to use the school for more of a canvas of photography, but happy to have seen what I did. The history of this place is incredible.