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VC10 @ Dover AFB, Delaware, Now!  
User currently offline777DadandJr From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1516 posts, RR: 15
Posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1671 times:

Was coming back from the beach today and saw a VC 10 parked at Dover AFB, Delaware.
Unfortunately, I was in traffic and couldn't pull off to get a picture.
The a/c was white, with two red strips down the side, red titles on the upper fusalage and a red logo on the tail. It kind of looked like this:

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Anyone else have any info on this a/c? Why would UAE be parked at Dover?

Any info welcome.

Thanks in advance!

Russ


My glass is neither 1/2 empty nor 1/2 full, rather, the glass itself is twice as big as it should be.
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User currently offlineCV580Freak From Bahrain, joined Jul 2005, 1030 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1641 times:

Only the RAF fly VC10's and they are usually all grey. Maybe a Russian IL-62. Tony Blair travelled to UN in a BA777.By the way that VC10 in the picture is in a museum in Germany.


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User currently offlineBond007 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 4868 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1615 times:

There were 4 Russian IL62's around this weekend


Jimbo


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User currently offline777DadandJr From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1516 posts, RR: 15
Reply 3, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1587 times:

Bond007,
Thanks for the tip.
It could very well have been this one:


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Could it have brought Putin to the UN? Why would they not just fly into JFK?

Thanks!
Russ


My glass is neither 1/2 empty nor 1/2 full, rather, the glass itself is twice as big as it should be.
User currently offlineSATL382G From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1584 times:

Quoting 777DadandJr (Reply 3):
Why would they not just fly into JFK?

Because all (or many of) the world leaders were in New York last week. JFK simply cannot park them all, so they drop off at JFK then go park at Dover, McGuire, Andrews, Dulles, or where ever the U.S. can park them and assure adequate security. BTDT.

User currently offline777DadandJr From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1516 posts, RR: 15
Reply 5, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1601 times:

Quoting SATL382G (Reply 4):

Because all (or many of) the world leaders were in New York last week. JFK simply cannot park them all, so they drop off at JFK then go park at Dover, McGuire, Andrews, Dulles, or where ever the U.S. can park them and assure adequate security. BTDT.

Sounds quite logical. Thanks for the info SATL382G!
Must say that it was cool to see a Russian a/c in the states. I have never seen one of them before.

Russ


My glass is neither 1/2 empty nor 1/2 full, rather, the glass itself is twice as big as it should be.
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