G-VRUM Name and History

Firstly, the reason for this post is to ask if anyone knows what the name of aircraft registered and G-VRUM (cn. 23048)

Secondly, in my research I unearthed what appears to be a great story behind this.

This is the first detail I can find on 23048 is here, registered with Cathay Pacific
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=379276

Then obviously in for a while it was registered with VS before being stored in the Mojave, being used by European Air Charter and Southern Winds.

And this is the last entry, having been saved from the desert now seems to have gone full circle.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=367519

If anyone does know the name when registered with VS, please let me know.

Paul

edited to correct link

[HighFlyer]

Wasnt it Calypso Queen?

[HighFlyer]

Ah - check this one out! G-VRUM in her VS colours. IIRC, according to my notes she went to European Aircharter as G-CCMB? ... not that i eep notes on planes or anything [:w]

Thanks Sarah, I too found a picture with the name Calypso Queen

Paul

Originally posted by HighFlyer
IIRC, according to my notes she went to European Aircharter as G-CCMB?

Indeed, according to the FAQ, that's what happened

Now, from our V-F jaunt to Mojave, we know the following aren't there:
G-VZZZ Morning Glory
G-VPUF High As A Kite
G-VIBE Spirit of New York
- anyone any info on where these are?

Cheers

Michael

[HighFlyer]

I have it that all three went to Transaero. I'll see if i cant find the new reg. numbers.

[HighFlyer]

Found [url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/search.html?search=2&areg_active=4&aircraft[]=s_747-200&airline[]=5281]this bit of info[/url] on those three

G-VPUF Boeing 747-219B 22725 563 Virgin Atlantic Airways 22.03.2000 Stored, last with Transaero Airlines N6005C ZK-NZY, N705TA, VP-BQC Correct Info

G-VIBE Boeing 747-219B 22791 568 Virgin Atlantic Airways 25.09.1999 Stored, last with WFBN Wells Fargo Bank Northwest N6018N ZK-NZZ, 9M-MHH, N701TA

G-VZZZ Boeing 747-219B 22722 523 Virgin Atlantic Airways 07.07.1999 Active with Transaero Airlines ZK-NZV, N702TA

Originally posted by mcuth
Now, from our V-F jaunt to Mojave, we know the following aren't there:
G-VZZZ Morning Glory
G-VPUF High As A Kite
G-VIBE Spirit of New York
- anyone any info on where these are?

It looks like ZZ and BE went to Transaero. The last record I could find of UF was that it escaped Mojave and went to San Antonio (like the others which went to Transaero), but never left.

Cheers,
Mike

Originally posted by HighFlyer
Found [url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/search.html?search=2&areg_active=4&aircraft[]=s_747-200&airline[]=5281]this bit of info[/url] on those three

Found the same site


G-VPUF went to Transaero as VP-BQC, but is currently stored again by them
G-VZZZ went to Transaero as N702TA and is currently active
G-VIBE went to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest as N701TA, but is currently stored again by them

Looks like G-VRUM was actually last with Southern Winds as LV-AZF, but is currently stored again by them..

Cheers

Michael

[HighFlyer]

Great minds and all that

This page from that site is actually very handy ... albeit missing a few details from the new A346's that will be arriving shortly.

Originally posted by mcuth
Indeed, according to the FAQ, that's what happened

Where do you dig these links up from, its even in an old style (yet some of the detail is surprisingly up to date).

Paul

I prefer this website

Originally posted by p17blo
Where do you dig these links up from, its even in an old style (yet some of the detail is surprisingly up to date).

It's always been there - just not easy to find It's only in the "old style" if you do a direct link to an FAQ (like what I did above) - if you go to this page, it's in the new style I'm currently working on updating some of the content to be re-publicised

Originally posted by VS-EWR
I prefer this website

As far as I can tell, that only has current fleet though - nothing on the history...

Cheers

Michael

Originally posted by mcuth
I'm currently working on updating some of the content to be re-publicised

Ok, current & retired fleets now completed (looks like I was right about G-VRUM above too).

Cheers

Michael

My first VS flight was on G-VRUM.
Gallery Entertainment, but had the bigger screens and skymap unlike the other Gallery planes.