Virgin Airlines

By the way Barry, this is Maiden Miami, re-named Spirit of Sir Freddie, at RAF Kemble, during the scrapping process. 🙁

And remember Barry, next time you want any info on VS, just check out the link below 😉

www.v-flyer.com

t’was a pleasure Barry.

Please, stick around and have fun. 🙂

P.S. But it was sad to find out it had been broken up at Kemble in 2000

Just to say Thank you to everyone who took the time to post the details about
“Miami Maiden” got the answers I needed.[B]

Thanks again
Barry

Woo hoo I got it folks!!

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Woo hoo I got it folks!!

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G-VMIA was originally named Miami Maiden before it was renamed Spirit of Sir Freddie.

Oh, that first picture! 😀 BA 742’s in the Landor livery; Virgin “No Way BA/AA” titles; Delta Tristar in Europe. That’s good vintage right there.

Could it be G-VLAX in that case a Virgin 742 ?

Although that was named “California Girl”. :confused: Can’t find anything about a Miami named 742, perhaps a short term lease ?

Oh, could be G-VMIA

I just dug this out of the bowels of A.net:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539795/L/

Though she was called “Queen of the Sky”

Looking not so good here:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/214979/L/

Perhaps she was re-named. I’ve found this particular 747 was called “Spirit of Sir Freddie” (after Freddie Laker)

Could it be G-VLAX in that case a Virgin 742 ?

Although that was named “California Girl”. :confused: Can’t find anything about a Miami named 742, perhaps a short term lease ?

Thank you for the replies so far but the plane was definately a Fully painted Virgin 747-200 named Miami Maiden as we have this on Video,it is,nt clear but I believe the last two letters on the front undercarriage cover are “L A”. If this helps

Maiden Japan (747-200) was registered G-TKYO

I bet Bruce Dickinson of Astraeus / Iron Maiden would love to have flown that? “Maiden Japan” is the name of one of their early live records. :p

not quite correct.

There was a “Maiden tokyo”, reg was G-TKYO
Then “Maiden Toulouse”, reg G-VAEL, A340-300, of course, now we also have “Mystic Maiden”, reg G-VMEG, an A340-600.
“Maid Of Honour” (G-VRGN, B747-200) comes close too.

Unfortunately, I cannot find a “Miami Maiden” Perhaps it was an aircraft on temporary lease and not a firm member of the VS fleet.

Your not quite correct either.

Maiden Toyko was registered G-VAIR

Maiden Japan (747-200) was registered G-TKYO

Check out the link below for more infomation 😉

not quite correct.

There was a “Maiden tokyo”, reg was G-TKYO
Then “Maiden Toulouse”, reg G-VAEL, A340-300, of course, now we also have “Mystic Maiden”, reg G-VMEG, an A340-600.
“Maid Of Honour” (G-VRGN, B747-200) comes close too.

Unfortunately, I cannot find a “Miami Maiden” Perhaps it was an aircraft on temporary lease and not a firm member of the VS fleet.

I’m sorry, but the only Virgin 742 with maiden in its name was G-VIRG: “Maiden
Voyager”

Here 2 links:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/111544/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/154902/L/