Lufthansa has started sending its Boeing 747s to Mojave desert for retirement. One of the Boeing 747s stored in Twente, Netherlands left the Dutch airport and flew to Frankfurt yesterday.
The Boeing 747 with registration D-ABVP is the first aircraft to be taken out of service. The aircraft flew to Frankfurt as it had to be light to depart from the Dutch airport.
The aircraft took off at 4:26 p.m. local time from Twente as flight LH9871 and landed at 5:02 p.m. in Frankfurt on 3rd November. She then spent the night in Frankfurt.
Time to say good-bye: "Victor-Papa" left Enschede Airport yesterday afternoon. Currently she's waiting for her next flight from @Airport_FRA as LH9872 on her long final journey to MHV. Make sure to say good-bye! 👋🛫💙💛 @flightradar24 #planespotting pic.twitter.com/w16l0wdAR4
— Lufthansa News (@lufthansaNews) November 4, 2020
After spending the night in Frankfurt, the aircraft departed for Bangor at 12:05 p.m. local time. It will then fly on to the Mojave Air and Space Port, where it will be scrapped.
This 23.7-year-old Boeing 747-400 was one wich flew to New Zealand to repatriate stranded Germans back in April.
The aircraft performed an incredible high reason climb after take-off from Twente:
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