Editing Vickers VC10 (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
* On 28 December 1968, Middle East Airways 9G-ABP was destroyed at Beirut Airport in the [[1968 Israeli raid on Lebanon]].<ref name="VC10.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.vc10.net/History/incidents_and_accidents.html|title=Incidents and Accidents|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724121112/http://www.vc10.net/History/incidents_and_accidents.html|archive-date=24 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* On 20 November 1969, [[Nigeria Airways Flight 925]] crashed on landing at Lagos, Nigeria killing all 87 passengers and crew.<ref name="VC10.net"/>
* On 27 November 1969, BOAC G-ASGK had a major failure of No.3 engine; debris from that engine damaged No.4 engine causing a fire. A safe overweight landing was made at Heathrow without any casualties.<ref name="VC10.net"/>
* On 9 September 1970, BOAC G-ASGN was hijacked, and on 12 September was blown up at [[Zarqa]], Jordan, in the [[Dawson's Field hijackings]].<ref name="VC10.net"/>
* On 28 January 1972, British Caledonian G-ARTA was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Gatwick.<ref name="VC10.net"/>
* On 18 April 1972, [[East African Airways Flight 720]] 5X-UVA crashed on take-off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43 of the 107 passengers and crew.<ref name="VC10.net"/>
* On 3 March 1974, BOAC G-ASGO was hijacked and landed at Schiphol, Netherlands, where the aircraft was set on fire and damaged beyond economic repair.<ref name="VC10.net"/>
* On 21 November 1974, [[British Airways Flight 870]] from [[Dubai]] to [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] carrying 45 people was hijacked in Dubai, landing at [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] for refuelling before flying on to [[Tunis]]. The three hijackers demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners, five in Egypt, two in the Netherlands.  One hostage was murdered; the hijackers surrendered after 84 hours to Tunisian authorities on 25 November. Captain Jim Futcher was awarded the [[Queen's Gallantry Medal]], the [[Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators]] Founders Medal, the [[BALPA|British Airline Pilots Association]] Gold Medal and a Certificate of Commendation from British Airways for his actions during the hijacking, returning to fly the aircraft knowing the hijackers were on board.<ref name=Medals>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2055787/Captain-Jim-Futcher.html|title=Captain Jim Futcher|publisher=Telegraph|access-date=31 May 2008|location=London|date=31 May 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531150513/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2055787/Captain-Jim-Futcher.html|archive-date=31 May 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

* On the evening of 8 December 1988, Royal Air Force CMk1 XV109 suffered a left mainwheel tyre burst approximately 25 minutes into a flight from RAF Leuchars to [[RAF Brize Norton]]. The tyre debris ruptured the fuel lines between the left wing fuel tank and the numbers 1 and 2 engines, causing both (left) engines to shut down - leading to the loss of the left hand hydraulic system. Additionally, all 15,000&nbsp;lb of fuel was lost from the left wing tanks.  Following a successful double-asymmetric approach and landing at Brize Norton, all crew and passengers evacuated safely due to the potential fire risk with residual fuel leaking onto hot brakes.<ref name="VC10.net"/>

* On 18 December 1997, Royal Air Force XR806 was damaged beyond economic repair in a ground de-fuelling accident at [[RAF Brize Norton]].<ref name="VC10.net"/>