Thursday 31 July 2008 - BHX

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Cairo Aviation Tupolev 204 SU-EAI again operated the

Koral Blue IT flight from Sharm el Sheikh

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Photo: Ian Bowley

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Lufthansa used Eurowings Canadair RJ 700 D-ACSB on

their afternoon service from Dusseldorf
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Tuesday 29 July 2008 - BHX

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Flightline BAe 146-200 G-FLTB visited flybe for maintenance.
The aircraft is currently on lease to BA Cityflyer

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RAF Tristar C2A ZE706 operated a medivac flight before
positioning to Brize Norton

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Monday 28 July 2008 - BHX

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Monarch Boeing 757 G-MONJ operated their weekly IT flight

from Bourgas. The aircraft wears the "Hedkandi" special scheme

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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Sunday 27 July 2008 - BHX

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Air Bee used Fly Excellent MD 83 SE-DJE on their weekly

IT flight to Naples. The aircraft wears "Purobeach" titles

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Friday 25 July 2008 - BHX - Brazilian biz!!

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Brazilian Falcon 900EX PR-FRU was an exotic visitor - it was a morning

arrival from Florence and spent the day on the Elmdon apron

.

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Pilatus PC-12 G-DAKI was another visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Photos: Mike Hollick

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RAF VC-10 C1K XR807 was a late afternoon visitor before

positioning to Brize Norton

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Aer Arran ATR 72 EI-REN operated their service from Waterford
- the aircraft is in their new colour scheme

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Thomas Cook sub chartered Air Europa Boeing 767-300

EC-JJJ to operate an IT flight to Egypt
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Sun Air Dornier 328 OY-NCE operated a charter flight bring in the

Odense football team for their match against Aston Villa on Saturday
.

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Galaxy OE-HFC was a morning visitor

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Thursday 24 July 2008 - BHX

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Cairo Aviation Tupolev 204 SU-EAI operated the Koral Blue
IT flight from Sharm el Sheikh

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The arrival -

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Photo: James Ralph

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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Photo: Ian Bowley
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The departure -
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Photo: James Ralph
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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Wednesday 23 July 2008 - BHX

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Fokker 100 YR-FKA operated the weekly Adria flight from Ljubljana

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Lear Jet 36A N71CK of Kalitta was a morning arrival
.

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Thomsonfly used winglet equipped Boeing 737-300G-THOO

on their weekly IT flight from/to Salzburg

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Tuesday 22 July 2008 - BHX

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Air Express, of Sweden, Fokker 100 SE-DUV operated
the early evening KLM service from Amsterdam

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Photo: Dave Sturges
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Tuesday 22 July 2008 - Sheldon

Royal Navy Wasp HAS1 XT788 on display in the car park of

Tesco, Sheldon, on the A45 Coventry Road near BHX

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Photo: Gordon Stretch

Sunday 20 July 2008 - BHX

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Belavia Boeing 737-500 EW-251PA operated the inbound charter
flight from Minsk on behalf of the "Children of Chernobyl" charity

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Photo: Chris Mabbott
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Photo: James Ralph
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Ken Borek Air Twin Otter C-GPAO arrived from Brindisi
in the early hours of Sunday morning. After a stopover on

the Elmdon apron it departed in the late afternoon to Iceland

using the full lenght of runway 33 for departure.
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Photo: James Ralph
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Saturday 19 July 2008 - EMA

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Aviastar Tupolev 204C RA-64032 spent the weekend parked up

on the DHL ramp at EMA in the midst of an impressive selection

of cargo aircraft

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Photo: Edward Ralph
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Friday 18 July 2008 - BHX

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Flightline MD 83 G-FLTK positioned in from Manchester to take

Aston villa FC to Odense for their Intertoto Cup match

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Thursday 17 July 2008 - Wellesbourne

Irish based Sikorsky S-76B N399BH was a visitor to Wellsbourne....

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.... as was Alderney based R-44 G-PYPA while G-LOCO was on

overhaul in the Heliair hangar
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Photos: Mike Hollick

Thursday 17 July 2008 - Bickmarsh

Colt G-ARGO was a visitor to Bickmarsh....

. .... while Super Cub G-BPUL engine was receiving attention....

.... while Europa G-BVLV was being loaded onto its trailer
and DR.1051 F-GIGZ was hangared

Photos: Mike Hollick

Thursday 17 July 2008 - BHX

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New Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign G-SVGN of Eurojet made its

first visitor to BHX when it arrived on Wednesday evening - the

aircraft is normally based at Belfast international

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Wednesday 16 July 2008 - GLO

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New Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel G-KPEI of Eurojet was a visitor for
maintenance - the aircraft is normally based at Belfast International

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Wednesday 16 July 2008 - BHX

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Adria Canadair RJ 200 S5-AAG operated their weekly service to

Ljubljana - the aircraft is in Star Alliance colours

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Avanti Air Beech 1900 D-CBSF was a visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Monday 14 July 2008 - RAF Fairford - sunshine after the rain - from the front line

The Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford was cancelled due

to the poor weather - departures day however dawned bright and
sunny - front line aircraft visitors included -

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J-055 F-16AM Royal Netherlands Air Force 313 Sqn

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9819 Grippen Czech Air Force 211 tl
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J-3082 F-5E Tiger II Swiss Air Force "Patrouille Suisse"
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FB18 F-16B Belgian Air Force 349 Sqn "20 years OCU"
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mm7006 Tornado IDS Italian Air Force 6 Stormo
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ZJ690 Bombardier Sentinel R.1 RAF 5 Sqn
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85-0074 B-1B 7th BW
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60-0021 B-52H USAF 2nd BW
Photos: Mike Hollick