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Boeing 747-100 (747-123)

B747-20108Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-VMIA

OperatorVirgin Atlantic

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Boeing 747-100 (747-123) built in 1970. Operated for American Airlines, National Airlines and Virgin Atlantic. Scrapped.

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Mature · 20 years · ≈ 80,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1970

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN20108

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft

Wingspan64.4 m211 ft

Height19.4 m64 ft

Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb

Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1970

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Oct 28, 1970

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N9669.

Nov 27, 1970

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Jul 1, 1984

Transferred to National Airlines

Transferred to National Airlines.

Mar 1, 1987

Transferred to Highland Express

Transferred to Highland Express.

Feb 1, 1988

Transferred to QANTAS

Transferred to QANTAS.

Apr 1, 1988

Transferred to Air Pacific

Transferred to Air Pacific.

Nov 1, 1989

Transferred to QANTAS

Transferred to QANTAS.

Mar 1, 1990

Transferred to Virgin Atlantic

Transferred to Virgin Atlantic.

Operators

1970-10-28

The Boeing Company

Registration N9669

1970-11-27

American Airlines

Registration N9669

1984-07-01

National Airlines

Registration N9669

1987-03-01

Highland Express

Registration G-HIHO

1988-02-01

QANTAS

Registration VH-EEI

1988-04-01

Air Pacific

Registration VH-EEI

1989-11-01

QANTAS

Registration EI-CAI

1990-03-01

Virgin Atlantic

Registration G-VMIA

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 747-100 (747-123) · G-VMIA · Virgin Atlantic}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-20108},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-20108}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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