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Thursday 9 November 2017 - Tatenhill

Stinson V77 Reliant N69745 which has been based at Birmingham Airport since it arrived
back on Sunday 11 December 2016 flew into Tatenhill on Thursday 9 November 2017
- the aircraft which was built in 1943 is now in Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm markings where
it operated as FK877 while still retaining its US Army Air Force serial of 42-46703

The aircraft will now be hangared at Tatenhill until further notice. For more information
on the aircrafts history and arrival in UK see here Photos: Brett Allen

Thursday 2 November 2017 - Kemble

Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-412 TF-AMV which is in Med-View Airlines
- of Nigeria - colours was an afternoon arrival at Kemble from Lagos....

.... initially for storage it may well be parted out/scrapped in due course
Photos: Nick Broome

Saturday 21 January 2017 - Coventry

West Atlantic Boeing 737-4D7 N287AR was a lunchtime arrival on delivery from Miami
via Goose Bay - the aircraft which was previously HS-TDK with Thai Airways has been
converted to a freighter and will become G-JMCK when it enters service Photo: Paul Sliwinski

Saturday 30 July 2016 - Wellesbourne

Hebridean Air Services Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander G-HEBS was a morning visitor Photo: Chris Mabbott

Saturday 4 October 2014 - East Midlands

Air Cargo Global Boeing 747-409F OM-ACG which had arrived from Hahn on Friday evening spent
the day loading relief supplies before departing to Freetown in Sierra Leone Photo: David Depledge

Saturday 30 August 2014 - Sywell

The "Light Aircraft Association" - LAA - held its annual rally at Sywell on 29-31 August 2014 -
the event attracted many visitors including  DH-84A Dragon G-ECAN wears the colour scheme
of Railway Air Service - it was built in Australia in 1943 as A34-59 with RAAF. After flying as
VH-AQU and then VH-DHX it was preserved at Bankstown NSW. It was brought to UK and first
flight after restoration was on 28 May 2003 and it is now based at Rendcombe in Gloucestershire

Pipistrel Virus 912 EI-FEJ

Vans RV7 EI-VII

Percival P-44 Proctor V G-AKIU

Auster J5G Cirrus Autocar G-ARKG/A11-301 Royal Australian Navy

de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 G-BBND/WD286 RAF

Ultravia Pelican Club GS G-BWWA

Flight Design CTSW G-CESW

Aeroprakt A.22L Foxbat G-CGWP

Mudry CAP-10B G-CZCZ

Alon A-2 Aircoupe G-HARY

Percival E.2 Mew Gull replica G-HEKL

Aerotechnik EV-97A Eurostar G-JEEP

Stoddard Hamilton GlaStar G-KIRT

Morane-Saulnier MS.317 G-MOSA/HY22 French Navy

Vans RV-8 G-NRFK

Yak-18T G-YAKG

Yak 52 G-YAKI
Photos: Mike Hollick

Monday 4 August 2014 - Bruntingthorpe

Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-467 B-HUB was a morning arrival from Manchester - its final flight....

.... prior to being parted out/scrapped - its had flown from Hong Kong to the UK the previous day
Photos: Ian Busby

Wednesday 19 March 2014 - Bruntingthorpe

RAF Tristar KC1 ZD953 was an afternoon arrival from RAF Brize Norton - its final flight
prior to scrapping and joining ZE705 which had arrived the previous week....

.... RAF BAe 146 CC2 ZE700 acted as a crew ferry Photos: Nick Broome

Saturday 8 March 2014 - Coventry

RAF Avro Shackleton MR2 WR963 which is being restored by the Shackleton Preservation Trust....

.... performed an engine to mark its 60th birthday

.... WR963 first flew on 11 March 1954

Photos: Nick Broome

Thursday 13 February 2014 - East Midlands

Etihad Cargo Boeing 747-87UF N855GT was a morning arrival from Amsterdam.... Photo: Mark Sheen

.... it is operated on their behalf by Atlas Air Photo: Nick Broome

Ever wondered how you get a photo like the one above!? Photo: Mark Sheen

Enter Air Boeing 737-4Q8 SP-ENB which wears additional Transun titles also arrived Photo: Nick Broome

Thursday 13 February 2014 - Birmingham

Air Nostrum Canadair CRJ200ER EC-GYI was a morning arrival when it positioned in from
Madrid to taken West Bromwich Albion to Jerez for a winter break Photo: Robert Jones

Monday 13 January 2014 - Birmingham

SAS Airbus A320-232 OY-KAU operated their morning service to Copenhagen Photo: Mike Hollick

Monday 16 December 2013 - East Midlands

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CZZ was a morning arrival....

.... parking up to unload on the DHL apron

.... after a quick turn round

.... it was soon on its way again

Southern Air/DHL Boeing 777-FZB N714SA spent the day parked up
on the DHL apron before departing in the evening
Photos: Nick Broome

Sunday 17 November 2013 - East Midlands

National Airlines Boeing 747-428BCF N952CA was a morning arrival spending the day
parked up on the DHL apron before departing in the evening Photo: Nick Broome

Monday 14 October 2013 - Coventry

Falcon 900EX SE-DJA and....

.... Challenger 604 CN-IAM were both day stopping visitors

.... with both aircraft parking on the south apron
Photos: Matt Sutton

Saturday 28 September 2013 - Coventry

RAF Avro Shackleton MR2 WR963 which is being restored by the Shackleton Preservation
Trust performed an engine run at lunchtime - hopefully one day it will fly again

BAe ATP G-MANM which was formerly LZ-BPS with Air Go now wears West Atlantic titles
Photos: Ron Kosys

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