Boeing 747-200 · 267B MSN 23048
Registration LV-AZF · Southern Winds lsd
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
13 May 1983
Delivery
23 May 1983
Age
43.5 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-267B, serial number 23048, line number 582, first flight 13 May 1983. Delivered to Cathay Pacific on 23 May 1983, registered VR-HIF. Re-registered with Cathay Pacific on 25 Aug 1997 as B-HIF. Operated by Virgin Atlantic on 31 Oct 1998 as G-VRUM. Seen at Manston 14 Oct 2001 stored, seats/IFE used for nw 744G-VWOW, British registration cancelled 21 Dec 2001. Operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic on 13 Dec 2001 as TF-ATV. Departed Dublin 3 Dec 2001 repossessed for Air Atlanta Icelandic, to Amsterdam, returned 7 Dec 2001 Dublin, Ireland white, seen stored Dublin re-registered 1 Jan 2002 white, ferried Dublin-SHJ 15 Jan 2002 white, for Garuda hadj-lse, based Medan, arrived Mojave 9 Apr 2002 for stored as TF-ATV. Re-registered with Virgin Atlantic on 9 Apr 2002 as G-VRUM. Re-registered at Mojave Air & Space Port, seen 2 May 2002 G-VRUM, seen white colour scheme no titles 20 Feb 2003, departed to San Antonio 5 Oct 2003, owned by Alg-Vir-747RR Ltd 28 May 2004. Operated by WFBN on 8 Nov 2004 as N230AL. Testflight 30 Nov 2004, seen at Southern Winds full colour scheme 10 Dec 2004. Leased to Southern Winds on 22 Dec 2004 as LV-AZF. Seen at San Antonio International Airport 23 Dec 2004, seen at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) full colour scheme stored 30 Apr 2005, seen at MSE same colour scheme 5 Jul 2005, seen 29 Jun 2013, broken up Feb 2015. Current status: scrapped.
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