G-ARVF is the oldest VC-10 in the world. First flight 6.7.1963, delivered to BOAC on 4.9.1964. After retired from BOAC, sold to United Arab Emirates 24.7.1974 for 690 000 GBP. After withdrawal in 1981, ferry to SaarbrĂźcken-Ensheim, dismantled and taken by road to Hermeskeil museum where it is preserved on indefinite loan from the UAE.
