G-VHOT 2 Boeing 747-4Q8 Virgin Atlantic Airways LHR 06FEB00

            Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 22-Jan-22 (DeNoise AI).

Named: "Tubular Belle".

This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways as G-VHOT in Oct-94.

After 22 years in service with Virgin the aircraft was permanently retired at Lourdes, France in Jan-16.  The registration was cancelled in Mar-16.  It was last noted still at Lourdes in May-16 awaiting the breakers axe.

Taken on: February 6, 2000

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