Thursday 7 May 2015 - Army Air Corps Apache AH1 "Viper Formation" visits the Elmdon apron

Apache "Viper Formation" was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron consisting of....

.... Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ186 and

.... Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ190 Photos: Mike Hollick

Both helicopters arrived in formation from East Midlands....

.... landing on Runway 33 before taxying to the Elmdon apron

.... where they were refuelled before continuing onto RAF Shawbury

It was a busy day for visitors on the Elmdon apron including Agusta A-109SP Grand New G-MUZZ....

Gulfstream 550 N119LE which was a morning arrival parking up to night stop....

Gulfstream 450 N85M which was a morning visitor....

Citation XLS OE-GGP which was a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

.... and Citation CJ4 D-CEFE which also day stopped on the Elmdon apron

Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-FIK operated their flight to Reykjavik/Keflavik - its first visit to BHX

Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRHT operated their evening service from Paris CDG also on its first visit to BHX

Tuesday 20 August 2013 - Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-DWF on the Elmdon apron

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF which had arrived on Monday evening spent the morning....

.... parked up on the Elmdon apron - the aircraft has gained a tail insignia since its last visit to BHX

.... before departing off Runway 15 to Bordeaux Photos: Mike Hollick

Another classic Antonov 12 departure!

Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANJ operated their flight from Amritsar via Delhi - its first visit to BHX

KLM Boeing 737-9K2 PH-BXR operated their afternoon service to Amsterdam

Cyprus Airways Airbus A320-232 5B-DCJ which became BHX based when it arrived
from Larnaca on Sunday evening was a morning departure to Heraklion

Goldeck-Flug Falcon 2000 OE-HPH which had arrived on Monday was a morning departure

Jet-Link Learjet 45 HB-VML was a morning arrival operating an air ambulance flight.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... after an extended stay on the Elmdon apron it was a late afternoon departure

Two Army Air Corps Apache AH1's overflew the northern end of airfield....

.... during the early evening heading west and using the call sign "Stalker"

Tuesday 24 July 2012 - Army Air Corps Apache ZJ228 makes flyby along Runway 15

Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ228 was an evening visitor
when it did a flyby along Runway 15 before departing
in the direction of Coventry
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More photos soon!

Wednesday 1 February 2012 - Army Air Corps Apache ZJ174 visits the Elmdon apron

Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ174 was an afternoon visitor....
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.... landing on Taxiway Lima
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.... and parking on the Elmdon apron Photos: Mike Hollick
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Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BK UR-CAJ which had arrived on
Monday positioned out to Graz to collect another load of freight
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Piper Malibu G-GREY was a morning arrival parking
on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 12 April 2011 - Air Transat start weekly Airbus A310 service to Toronto

Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GPAT operated their first

weekly flight of the summer season to Toronto - more

information on their 2011 schedule can be found at -

http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2011/04/news-airtransat.html

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Thomson Boeing 757-2G5 G-OOBN which joined their fleet

over the winter is currently based - it had previously visited

BHX as HB-IHR when operated by Belair

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Recently delivered flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-FLBG reappeared

out of the flybe hangar before later positioning to Exeter

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West Air Europe BAe ATP SE-MAN which had arrived on Monday

evening on its first visit to BHX spent the day parked up on the

Elmdon apron.. Photo: Mike Hollock

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Other visitors during the day included Citation Ultra D-CBEN....

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Air Hamburg Citation Bravo D-CCAB....

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Ted Smith Aerostar 600A N70VB....

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Cessna T303 Crusader G-MILO....

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and Dauphin 2 G-MRMJ.. Photos: Mike Hollick

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Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ178 was a surprise evening visitor....

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.... when it made a flypast over the Elmdon apron.. Photos: Mike Hollick

Thursday 27 January 2011 - Dash 8 G-FLBF arrives on delivery to flybe

flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBF was a morning arrival at the end

of its delivery flight from Canada via Reykjavik
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Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYJ was an afternoon departure
to Havana, Cuba, a new cruise ship destination from Birmingham
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Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ183 overflew
the airfield during the morning

Thursday 17 June 2010 - Nouvelair Tunisie Airbus A320 TS-INN flying for Koral Blue

Nouvelair Tunisie Airbus A320-212 TS-INN operated

the Koral Blue IT flight to Sharm el Sheikh

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Malmo Aviation Avro RJ70 SE-DJP positioned in from Trollhattan,

Sweden, in preparation for a charter flight on Friday morning. The
aircraft wears the Braathens insignia on its tail and was previously

operated by fellow group company Transwede on behalf of SAS
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A disabled aircraft closed East Midlands Airport's runway during

the afternoon resulting in 12 diversions to BHX including ....

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.... Aurigny ATR 72-212A G-VZON which was operating flight

"GR 1694" from Guernsey to EMA while....
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.... Thomas Cook Airbus A320-214 G-DHJZ was operating flight
"TCX 813L" from Kos, Greece, to EMA when they diverted into BHX
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RAF BAe 125 CC3 ZD620 was an evening visitor to the Elmdon apron
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.... while Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ227
overflew the airfield during the afternoon