East African Airways
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East African Airways Corporation, more commonly known as East African Airways, was an airline jointly run by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It was set up on 1 January 1946, starting operations the same
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter of EAA at Nairobi's Embakasi airport in 1973
Vickers VC-10 of EAA arriving at London Heathrow Airport from Nairobi in July 1973
East African Airways Douglas DC-9-32 at Nairobi Airport in 1973
Vickers VC10
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The Vickers VC10 is a retired mid-sized, narrow-body long-range British jet airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd and first flown at Brooklands, Surrey, in 1962. The VC10 is often comp
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…Argonauts. The airline had not yet taken delivery of the third of these aircraft, when in late 1962 a fourth was ordered. In May 1965, an order for three VC-10s worth £11 million (equivalent to £260 million or US$333 million in 2024) was placed. Likewise, another VC-10 was ordered in 1969. In late 1968 a number…
A Royal Air Force VC10 K.3 tanker over the North Sea in 2000.
A British Airways Vickers VC10 still in partial BOAC livery
VC10 from the rear, showing the position of its four engines
The T-tail of a VC10