ZD952 Lockheed L1011 Tristar KC.1 (500) RAF Royal Air Force MAN 12FEB00
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 12-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft, built as a Tristar 500, was delivered to British Airways as G-BFCE in Jul-79. It was in service for less than four years before it was sold to the UK's RAF Royal Air Force as ZD952 in Mar-83.
It was leased back to British Airways charter subsidiary British Airtours as G-BFCE in Jun-85 for the peak summer season, and returned to the RAF as ZD952 in early Oct-85.
It was converted to a Tristar KC.1 in Oct/Nov-85. The aircraft was in service with the Royal Air Force for another 29 years until it was permanently retired at Kemble, UK in Feb-14. Updated 12-Feb-22.
ZD952 Lockheed L1011 Tristar KC.1 (500) RAF Royal Air Force MAN 12FEB00
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 12-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft, built as a Tristar 500, was delivered to British Airways as G-BFCE in Jul-79. It was in service for less than four years before it was sold to the UK's RAF Royal Air Force as ZD952 in Mar-83.
It was leased back to British Airways charter subsidiary British Airtours as G-BFCE in Jun-85 for the peak summer season, and returned to the RAF as ZD952 in early Oct-85.
It was converted to a Tristar KC.1 in Oct/Nov-85. The aircraft was in service with the Royal Air Force for another 29 years until it was permanently retired at Kemble, UK in Feb-14. Updated 12-Feb-22.