Richard Jones is a former VC10 pilot who recalls his path into the RAF in the 1960s, via a pleasure flight company at Manchester’s Ringway Airport.

Richard shares the story of his RAF career via the de Havilland Chipmunk, BAC Jet Provost, and onto transport aircraft such as the Vickers Valetta, Blackburn Beverley, de Havilland Comet and onto the Vickers VC10, his favourite aircraft.

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I’m delighted to welcome Richard Jones…

The Avro Heritage Museum is located near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at avroheritagemuseum.co.uk

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast featuring interviews with those that flew the iconic Avro aircraft and the people who worked on them.

The museum preserves the legacy of Alliott Verdon-Roe and his company A.V. Roe & Co (Avro). Located on the former Woodford Aerodrome near Stockport in Cheshire, the site saw the production of famous aircraft including the Lancaster, Vulcan, Nimrod and BAe 146.

Visit our web site here https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/

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