RE: Question On the 747-100/737-100
Virgin had 1 B747-100 (G-VMIA) which they disposed of year before last, if my memory serves me right. They can generally be spotted by only having 3 upper deck windows on one side and 2 on the other although there was a later upgrade available to give the same number as the 200 series as passengers on the upper deck didn’t like the lack of view. Boeing originally conceived using the upper deck space as a lounge which didn’t need so many windows but the lounges were soon disposed of. In reality there are very few differences between a 100 and a 200 (minorly different fuel set up and spar differences, etc). G-VMIA was the only classic 747 (colloquially referred to as a jurassic 747!) that Virgin had with underfloor galleys and a system of lifts to bring all the catering up to the main deck.
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