Prins Johan Friso: Virgin's Only 767

[YesterAirlines]

About a month ago I wrote about the short-lived Aer Lingus 767s, but they weren't the only airline in the British Isles to unexpectedly try out the 767-
300. Virgin did also, although there reasons for briefly using the 767-300 were very different. This is another model I picked up recently at the Manchester Aviation Fair. Read on here:

Prins Johan Friso: Virgin's Only 767

I recently posted about Aer Lingus and its short usage of the 767-300 but it wasn't alone in the British Isles in utilising the type during the 1990s for a short period. As with Aer Lingus the arrival of a 767 at Virgin Atlantic was directly related to a

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[Alzyerpal]

Smashing model and one I have myself. I never really considered it to be 'full livery' though, on account of the basic Martinair look and the polished belly. That said, the entire Virgin fleet may have looked better like this !

 

[LeoMuse747]

Yep, indeed not a full livery but another perfect example of a HYBRID
Would look even better if she had red engines

 

[YesterAirlines]

Yep, indeed not a full livery but another perfect example of a HYBRID
Would look even better if she had red engines

I personally don't count this as a hybrid. It has the entire Virgin fuselage and tail scheme applied. The only thing missing is the red engines. It is effectively the full scheme.

 

[Alzyerpal]

I personally don't count this as a hybrid. It has the entire Virgin fuselage and tail scheme applied. The only thing missing is the red engines. It is effectively the full scheme.

And a fully painted white fuselage.

 

[LeoMuse747]

I personally don't count this as a hybrid. It has the entire Virgin fuselage and tail scheme applied. The only thing missing is the red engines. It is effectively the full scheme.

The polished belly and grey engines are elements still reminiscent from the Martinair livery. If this 767 had the full Virgin livery, it should have a white belly and red engines, just like their A340s...

Here, there's a mix of both liveries; therefore, a hybrid IMO.
One could even say that, if we "cut" horizontally the plane, the lower part will be from Martinair and the top part would be from Virgin

 

[YesterAirlines]

I'm not sure I really count the belly as part of the livery but it doesn't really matter.

Here she is returning to Manchester (no flaps I know).

 

[hkgdave]

There was also the one in Virgin Nigeria livery, although it was a separate airline from V. Atlantic.
There's a nice Big Bird model of that. For some reason I seem to have two. I assume I got the second forgetting I had the first.

 

[Jazajia]

I'm not sure I really count the belly as part of the livery but it doesn't really matter.

Here she is returning to Manchester (no flaps I know).

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Could be a no-flap landing due to a malfunction. The nose angle would likely be lower in such a case. Nice photo though. Nice subject too. Love the 1990s look of it.