Wednesday 30 September 2009 - BHX

Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BP UR-CGW was an early

morning arrival on the "Katowice airlift" with yet more

freight - after spending the morning parked on the Elmdon

apron it departed to Vatry, France

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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. Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 29 September 2009 - BHX

Metro's here, Metro's there - Metro's everywhere!! - D-CNAC

(in background) joins Bin Air D-CNAG....

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.... and D-CPSW on the Elmdon apron
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Photos: Ron Kosys
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SAS Canadair CRJ 900 OY-KFH operated their morning

service to Copenhagen

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Photo: Ian Bowley

Sunday 27 September 2009 - BHX

The "Katowice airlift" stepped up a pace with two Cityline Hungary

Antonov 26's making late evening visits - first in was HA-TCM ....
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.... followed by HA-TCN which wears their full scheme

.Photos: Mike Hollick
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The result was busy Elmdon apron....

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.... with both Antonov 26's parked next to each other
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Photos: Mike Hollick
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It also result in no less than four HA- freighters parked on the apron!
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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First departure was HA-TCM....

..... with HA-TCN following shortly afterwards

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Zorex Metro EC-HJC was an earlier arrival
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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The Aer Arran ATR 72 returned during the afternoon - and with
it another "Midland Red" bus!
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Photo: Chris Mabbott
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Earlier visitors to the Elmdon apron included Lear Jet 45 I-DFSL....
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.... and Hawker 800XP G-CDLT
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Photos: Chris Mabbott

Sunday 27 September 2009 - Kemble

Indian Airbus A320 VT-EYF is parked in the parting out area

next to the A429 Cirencester to Malmesbury road

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Former Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-200F N2868R/B-HIH

is parked on the northside of the airfield

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Former DHL Airbus A300B4F OO-DIF was recently

been moved to the parting out area
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Photos: Ian Bowley
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Ian and Kieran - members of the "B team" - in action!
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"Red Arrows" Folland Gnat T1 XP502 is on display next to the
Control tower - the "Red Arrows" having once been based at Kemble
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Photo - Kieran Bowley - age 10!

Saturday 26 September 2009 - BHX

Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPH was an evening arrival on the

freight "airlift" from Katowice....

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Photo: Mike Hollick

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... parking on a packed Elmdon apron!

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Danu Oro ATR 42 LY-OOV had arrived in the early hours and

after spending the day at BHX was an evening departure
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Farnair Europe Friendship 500 HA-FAH was another early

morning arrival that spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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North Flying Metro 23 OY-NPF was an evening arrival on yet
another freight charter from Katowice
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Other visitors during the day included NetJets Hawker 800XP
CS-DRE and Citation Sovereign M-ISLE....
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.... and Network Rail Ecureuil 2 G-NTWK
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Photos: Mike Hollick

Saturday 26 September 2009 - Kemble

BA Cityflyer Avro RJ 100 G-BZAX which still wears BA Connect

titles was a morning arrival from Glasgow parking on the Cheveron

apron with the other stored BAe 146's

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Bulldog G-RNRS of "Ultimate High" was active in the circuit

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Photos: Gordon Stretch

Friday 25 September 2009 - BHX

The freight "airlift" gathered pace with Fleet Air International

Saab 340A HA-TAD arriving from Katowice....

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.... to join Zorex Metro II EC-HJC

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.... and ACH Hamburg Cessna 404 D-IAAZ on a packed Elmdon apron
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Photos: Mike Hollick
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Elmdon again went "retro" as a company in the bus industry ferried
passengers to the terminal in a replica 1929 Leyland bus!
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Transport onto Galway was on board the rather more state of the

art ATR 72 EI-REM of Aer Arran
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Global Express VP-CNY which is operated by "New Yorker" a

German fashion company was an afternoon departure

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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bmibaby Boeing 737-500 G-BVKB - "Pudsey Bear" - remained

BHX based operating the mid morning service to Nice
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SAS MD 81 OY-KHP which is in "Star Alliance" colours operated
their morning service to Copenhagen in place of the usual CRJ900
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Photos: Ian Bowley

Friday 25 September 2009 - EMA

ACT Cargo Airbus A300B4F TC-ACZ spent the

day parked on the DHL apron

. Photo: Chris Mabbott

Thursday 24 September 2009 - BHX

bmibaby Boeing 737-500 G-BVKB - "Pudsey Bear" - has gained

"spots" in advance of the BBC's annual "Children in Need" appeal
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RAF Tristar C2 ZE705 operated a medevac flight
before departing to Brize Norton
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Photos: Ian Bowley
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Challenger N604GR was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Photo: Ron Kosys

Thursday 24 September 2009 - Kemble

Former Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-200F B-HIH that has now been

registered N2868R arrived from Cardiff on Monday 21 September

2009 and has joined the line up of MK 747's
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Indian Airbus A320 VT-EYF is parked in the parting out area
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Former Clickair Airbus A320 EC-GRF is now planned to go to

Astraeus as G-STRP
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Photos: John Banbrook