Thursday 12 March 2009 - EMA

Oman Air Boeing 737-700 A40-BS was an afternoon arrival at EMA
parking on the main apron - the aircraft is in the UK for repainting

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Photo: Ian Bowley

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Photo: John Gregory

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MAFF Dornier 228 G-MAFI was a departure....
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.... while easyJet Boeing 737-700 G-EKZC was crew training
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Photos: Gordon Stretch

Thursday 12 March 2009 - GLO

Manx2 used FLM Aviation Dornier 228 D-CMNX to operate

their morning service to the Isle of Man

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Also at Staverton were Super King Air M-OORE ....

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.... and NetJets Hawker 750XP CS-DUB
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Photos: Chris Mabbott

Wednesday 11 March 2009 - BHX

Aurigny ATR 72 G-BWDA operated a charter flight from
Guernsey parking up for the night on stand 82

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Cheltenham "Gold Cup" week resulted in the usual influx of Irish
visitors including Westair Hawker 800XP EI-WXP
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Ecureuil II G-BYZA was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Emirates used Boeing 777-200 A6-EME on their lunchtime
service to Dubai in place of the usual 777-300ER
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Photos: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 10 March 2009 - Kemble

Kemble is home to a growing number of airliners awaiting parting

out - Air India Airbus A310-300 VT-EVW, Monarch Boeing 757

G-MOND and Air India Boeing 747-300 VT-EPX are in the parting

out area next to the A429 Kemble to Malmesbury Road....

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.... while Air Seychelles Boeing 767-200 N767HS/(S7-EXL) and

Air India Airbus A310-300 VT-EVX are parked on the north side

of the airfield
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Air India Airbus A310-300 VT-EVW is the most recent arrival

while Boeing 747-300 VT-EPX has now lost three of its engines
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Catch me is you can! - Bulldogs G-ULHI and G-RNRS in the circuit!
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Photos: Gordon Stretch

Friday 6 March 2009 - RAF Brize Norton

flyglobespan Boeing 767-300 G-CEOD is a regular visitor

to Brize Norton operating charters for the MOD

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Photo: Paul Sliwinski

BAEG on tour with Central ITV at BHX!!

Central ITV broadcast their feature on aviation enthusiasts

- "spotters!!" - and their role in assisting airport security via

BAESS - the "Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Security Scheme"

- this evening/Monday - click the link below to watch this -

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http://www.itvlocal.com/central/news/?player=CEN_News_15&void=289217

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- and scroll down to see all the photos!

Monday 9 March 2009 - BHX

US Army Beech RC-12K Huron 850148 carried out an ILS approach
and go around this morning before returning to Mildenhall

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

Sunday 8 March 2009 - BHX

Agusta A109S Grand G-GRND was parked up on the Elmdon apron

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Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 D-ABKD operated their weekly
service from Paderborn - its first visit to BHX

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Photos: Chris Mabbott

BAEG on tour with Central ITV at BHX!!

Central ITV visited BHX on Friday 6 March 2009 to film a

feature on aircraft enthusiasts - "spotters!!" - and their role

in assisting airport security via BAESS

- the "Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Security Scheme"

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Keith Wilkinson and cameraman John from Central ITV get

set up in Sheldon Country Park to catch the action shots....

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.... PC Ian Drewett, the BAESS liaison officer at BHX, had brought

the Airport Police "buggy" to explain how they patrol the park
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Keith Wilkinson, Central ITV, Justine Hunt, BHX, and

Gordon Stretch, BAEG/BAESS, in the park!
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Filming then moved to the "Aviation Experience" in Terminal 1 at

BHX - Keith Wilkinson gets an explanation demo of SBS from David....
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.... and is soon hooked on "techno spotting"!!
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Back to basics - or at least an air band radio - as he interviewed
a number of the "Aviation Experience" regulars....
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Steve Gensler of the "Aviation Experience" is interviewed by Keith
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Mission accomplished! - Keith, Justine and Steve in the "Gift Centre"
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A big thank you to the team at the "Aviation Experience" and
the other local enthusiasts for contributing to this feature!

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Note - the feature should be broadcast on

Central News during the week

commencing Monday 9 March 2009

Saturday 7 March 2009 - Kemble

Blue1 Avro RJ100 OH-SAN was a morning arrival into

Kemble parking on the Chevron ramp
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Air India Airbus A310-300 VT-EVW arrived on last Thursday,

4 March 2009, and is now parked up next to the parting out area
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BAe ATP G-JEME is one of a number of aircraft in storage at Kemble
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Photo: Chris Mabbott

Thursday 5 March 2009 - EMA

French Air Force Airbus A340-200 F-RAJA was an afternoon
visitor to EMA - it later postioned out to Paris CDG

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Photo: John Gregory

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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Photo: Gordon Stretch
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Photo: John Gregory
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Photo: Ian Bowley

Thursday 5 March 2009 - BHX

Turkish Airlines Airbus A319 TC-JLM operated their
service to Istanbul - its second visit to BHX

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PIA Boeing 777-300 AP-BHW operated their service from Islamabad

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Photo: Ian Bowley

Wednesday 4 March 2009 - BHX

Royal Danish Air Force Challenger C-172 was a morning visitor

to the Elmdon apron operating a medivac flight

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Photo: Ian Bowley

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Photo: Paul Sliwinski

Sunday 1 March 2009 - EMA

Polet Flight Antonov 124 RA-82077 was an afternoon

departure to Ashkhabad

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Photo: John Gregory

Sunday 1 March 2009 - BHX

Maldivian Air Taxi/Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-FWKO was a
morning arrival from Keflavik parking up on the Elmdon apron

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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

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US Army Beech RC-12K Huron 85-0152 made a second visit to BHX in

two days - this time it landed and taxied around to depart from Charlie
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Agusta A109 N449J was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Photos: Chris Mabbott