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a lunchtime departure off Runway 15 climbing into the murk
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lunchtime flight to Brussels in place of the usual Dash 8
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on a summer days morning! - two storms passed over the
airport during the day the morning one resulted in a flash
flood which flooded the ground floor of the Elmdon Building
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Another storm crossed the airfield at lunchtime resulting
in 10 aircraft diverting away - 2 to Luton and 8 including
the Emirates Boeing 777 to East Midlands - all returned
to Birmingham after the storm had passed
Photos: Lawrence Jones