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Full history of all 45 built 747SP. We track change in ownership, livery changes and flights. Visit for more.

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Ex Vegas Sands 747SP For Sale
VP-BLK with c/n: 21961 is listed as for sale with Global Plane Search since March 2026.

https://t.co/yhSmxEMjAe

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11 hours later back home in Palmdale California
@SOFIAtelescope @DLR_en @Uni_Stuttgart @UniStuttgartIRS @NuevoPudahuel @AlemaniaenCL

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... takeoff and bye bye ...
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Our airborne Observatory @SOFIAtelescope during takeoff at SCEL. Thanks to Gustavo Martinez who provides these nice photos.
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Mission patch for the actual Chile deployment.
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Hot off the press: The first photo of SOFIA at the Santiago International Airport in Chile!

Credit: Raphael Ko

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#IranAir, alomg with #PanAm, introduced the #B747SP in 1976 (acquiring four). And #Homa was the last airline to retire them from commercial service (the last one retiring in 2016). #B747

Which other airlines flew the aircraft -- and how many of them?

https://t.co/CY7byP6mfx

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All our ✈️ flights over the past four weeks from the Fa’a’ā International Airport in French Polynesia! Much gratitude to the French Polynesian government and the Tahitian people for their support and hospitality 🌴 🌺 Read more: https://t.co/Sx4YEENsup

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Watch @SOFIA approaching at Faa'a International Airport, Tahiti
Thanks 🙏Robert for the nice photos.
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A special guest at Faa'a International Airport, outside Papeete, Tahiti. @SOFIAtelescope at the terminal
Thanks, Florian for the great photo!
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On the way to refuel at Faa'a International Airport, outside Papeete, Tahiti.
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Weitere Fotos der Ankunft von #SOFIA auf #Tahiti. Vielen Dank an den Kollegen Florian Behrens vom @SOFIA_DSI! #Raumfahrt #AvGeek

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‘Ia ora na Tahiti! -Good Morning #Tahiti!
SOFIA observes the southern sky from French Polynesia. @SOFIAtelescope is on the trail of the causes of #climatechange and seeking answers to questions about star formation processes. https://t.co/tp4vgM7EaE
📷: @SOFIA_DSI

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Tahiti statt Neuseeland - DLR Portal https://t.co/ATwTFV13uO

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@AlainBaron747 @josemanzella @airlineguys @Boeing @panamhistory @FlyPanAm @AusterityAirli1 @Alternate747 @SOFIAtelescope @n194at @librarian_ra Alain, I was the one who filmed that video 👍✈️

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VQ-BMS 747SP Las Vegas Sands broken up.
Please contact me if you know WHEN this happened.
Full details on aircraft: https://t.co/kQuDAfz1h1
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Our @SOFIAtelescope first peered into the cosmos #OTD in 2010. 🔭
Now you can bring the world’s largest flying observatory into your home or any other environment using AR technology! Display an interactive 3D model from your device with the #NASA_App: https://t.co/ryb01fltAf

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This Day In History: 16 May 1977
EP-IAC 747SP Iran Air makes it's first flight!

EP-IAC has been with Iran Air ever since!

Read more about it's history in the production pages:
https://t.co/6sEu59LoLd

@IranAir_IRI #iranair #747sp

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Magic in Tehran with Iran Air 747SP. Thanks for the support @IranAir_IRI Good times 👍
https://t.co/3DgCYiJZGk
#747sp #747 #iranair #aviationvideo

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Have a look: @SOFIAtelescope ready for 1st flight out of @AirportCGN
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