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| Date: | Thursday 3 April 2014 |
| Time: | 18:58 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-41R |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VAST |
| MSN: | 28757/1117 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Orlando International Airport -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Orlando International Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During approach to Orlando, the plane suffered a bird strike, causing damage to the leading edge of the wing. The extent of the damage is unknown. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20140411210125/http://www.asias.faa.gov:80/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_FATAL_FLG,P96_MAKE_NAME:04-APR-14
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR75/history/20140403/1000Z/EGCC/KMCO
http://avherald.com/h?article=4726d62e&opt=4096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 2020 | G-VAST | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0 | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2014 20:10 | Alexander Wyche | Added |
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