| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PP-VNB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 747-200 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 747-2L5BM |
| C/n (msn): | 22106 / 443 |
| Operator Titles: | Varig |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rio de Janeiro - Galeão InternationalMap |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SBGL IATA: GIG Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 October 1988 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 518932 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built for Libyan Arab Airlines as 5A-DIK in 1980 but not delivered due to sanctions. Delivered to Varig as PP-VNB in 1981. Converted to a freighter for Air Hong Kong as VR-HME in 1996. Reregistered as B-HME in 1997. Merged into Cathay Pacific in 2004. Withdrawn from use at Victorville, CA in 2009. Possibly still there in 2020. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 November 2022, and has since been viewed 283 times. |