ON THIS DAY - 07-Apr-1999... Manchester Airport, 25 years ago!
LX-FCV, Boeing 747-4R7F, Cargolux Airlines
Photo taken from the International Office Centre at the end of Ringway Road, on final approach for runway 24R.
Named: "City of Luxembourg / Grand Dutchy of Luxembourg".
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1785B, this aircraft was delivered to Cargolux Airlines as LX-FCV in Nov-93.
It was sold to UPS - United Parcel Service in Sep-09 as N581UP and initially stored at Roswell, NM, USA. The aircraft entered service in Sep-10. Current, updated 07-Apr-24.
Note: The registration LX-FCV was previously used on a Cargolux / Lion Air Boeing 747-121 (passenger version) between Jan-88 / Jun-90.
Photo & words, Ken Fielding.