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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VWKD |
| MSN: | 706 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Virgin Atlantic flight VS201, a Airbus A340-642, suffered a tailstrike on takeoff from Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG). The aircraft returned to HKG.
The incident aircraft was repaired an resumed service on August 21.
Sources:
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| 14 February 2016 | G-VWKD | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0 | off the Irish Coast |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Aug-2024 17:44 | ASN | Added |
| 13-Aug-2024 18:03 | ASN | Updated [Country, ] |
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