Friday 30 October 2009 - EMA

Belgian Air Force Airbus A330-322 CS-TMT - which is leased

from Portuguese airline HiFly - performed a touch and go

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RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ946/"AD" also performed a flypast
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Manx2 Dornier 228 D-ILKA operated their flight to the Isle of Man
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Photos: Chris Mabbott

Thursday 29 October 2009 - Birmingham

Ecureuil II G-BYZA was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Photo: Barry Arrowsmith

Tuesday 27 October 2009 - EMA

Antonov Airlines Antonov 225 UR-82060 which had arrived

on Friday evening departed to Gostomel near Kiev, Ukraine

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Photos: Gordon Stretch

Monday 26 October 2009 - Wellesbourne

Robinson R-44 G-FCUM was a visitor

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Photo: Steve Hadley

Sunday 25 October 2009 - EMA

Antonov Airlines Antonov 225 UR-82060 arrived on Friday evening

and has spent the weekend parked on the DHL Cargo apron at EMA

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Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 24 October 2009 - BHX

Mint Airways Boeing 757-28A EC-LBC operated the Thomas Cook
flight from Palma before operating the delayed outbound flight back
to Spain - its second visit to BHX

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Photo: Ian Bowley

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Photos: Dan Smith

Friday 23 October 2009 - RAF Shawbury

The Royal Navy celebrated 100 years of aviation with a flypast

over HMS Illustrious at Liverpool on Friday 23 October 2009 -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8322330.stm

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The aircraft/helicopters that took part in the flypast assembled

at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire including Agusta Westland Merlin

ZH841 "(5)82" named "Bors" of 824 NAS at RNAS Yeovilton

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Westland Lynx HAS.3S XZ250 "631" of 702 NAS which wears

the scheme of the "Black Cats" display team

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Westland Sea King HAS6 XV648 "CU/818" of 771 NAS wearing

"40 Years Of Sea King Operations 1969-2009" colours
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Westland Sea King HC.4 ZD627 "WO" of 848 NAS
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Westland Sea King HU.5 ZA167 "22" of 771 NAS in "Rescue" colours
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Bell 412EP Griffin HT.1 ZJ707 "O" of the Defence Helicopter FS
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Westland Sea King HC.4 ZF116 "WP" of 848 NAS
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Westland Sea King ASAC.7 ZE418 "186" of 849 NAS
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Photos: Chris Armstrong

Friday 23 October 2009 - BHX

Spanish Air Force CASA 295M T.21-12/35-50 was a lunchtime

arrival parking up on the Elmdon apron - this was the first visit

of a CASA 295 to BHX

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Photo: Ian Bowley

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Photo: Mike Hollick

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Maldivian Air Taxi/Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-FWKZ arrived
from Keflavik - it has a green, rather than black, cheatline
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Photo: Chris Mabbott
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Scot Airways Dornier 328 G-CCGS arrived from Newcastle with
the Sunderland football team for their match against Birmingham
City on Saturday - it positioned out to Cambridge
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Photos: Mike Hollick

Thursday 22 October 2009 - BHX

Business Flight Dornier 228 D-CULT operated a priority
freight charter flight from Paderborn

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Welcome Air Dornier 328 OE-GBB arrived from

Rotterdam operating an air Ambulance flight
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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 20 October 2009 - BHX

Atlantic Airlines BAe ATP G-BUUP was an early morning arrival

from Katowice operating a freight charter

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Photo: Mike Hollick

Sunday 18 October 2009 - BHX

Eurocypria Boeing 737-8Q8 5B-DBR operated their flight to Larnaca

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SAS Canadair CRJ 900 OY-KFH operated their service from Copenhagen

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Aeronova Metro III EC-JCU spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron
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Photos: Ron Kosys

Saturday 17 October 2009 - BHX

Air Service Leige Mustang OO-PRM was a visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Photo: Ron Kosys

Friday 16 October 2009 - BHX

Sikorsky S 92 G-LAWX was a late afternoon arrival parking on

the Elmdon apron next to Boeing 737-73T BBJ N500LS....
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Photo: Mike Hollick

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.... which departed back to Columbus, Ohio, in the US

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... while G-LAWX also departed

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Photos: Mike Hollick
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Eastern Saab 2000 G-CERZ positioned in from Norwich to take
Leicester Tigers to Parma, Italy, for their Heineken Cup tie
against Viadana on Saturday
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Speedwings Citation CJ2 HB-VOL was a visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Eurowings Canadair CRJ 900 D-ACND operated the mid morning
Lufthansa service from Dusseldorf - its first visit to BHX
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XL France Airbus A320 F-GRSI operated a day stopping
charter flight from Rotterdam and parking up on Stand 82
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Photos: Ron Kosys

Thursday 15 October 2009 - BHX

Sky Taxi Saab 340 SP-MRB operated a freight charter from Katowice

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Photo: Ron Kosys

Wednesday 14 October 2009 - BHX

Businesswings Twin Otter D-IVER which had arrived from Münster
on Tuesday evening spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron....

. .... as did Via Tauro Metro II EC-JIP

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Photos: Ron Kosys

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Other visitors to the Elmdon apron included Citation 560XL N142AA
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.... Falcon 2000EX M-LJGI
..... and Time Air Piper Cheyenne OK-MPM
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Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 13 October 2009 - BHX

Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBE positioned back from Norwich as the
"BE 039P" after painting into Olympic colours - after spending
the morning parked on Stand 23....

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Photo: Ian Bowley

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.... it entered service with flybe operating the "BE 7005" to Aberdeen
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Photo: Mike Hollick

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Eurowings BAe 146-200 D-ACFA operated the mid morning
Lufthansa service to Frankfurt
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Photo: Ian Bowley
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First Choice Boeing 757-236 G-OOBG now has winglets fitted
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PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BGL operated their flight from Islamabad
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Photos: Ron Kosys