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A total of five Antonov 12's and two Antonov 26's visited Birmingham
on Thursday 19 January 2012 - a UK record?
Photo: Mike Hollick
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An early morning view of the packed Elmdon apron including
four Antonov 12's and an Antonov 26 taxying for departure
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Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BK UR-CAJ made a morning
visit arriving from Graz....
Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... to where it returned after unloading it load of freight
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Aero-Charter Airlines Antonov 12BP UR-CJN which arrived
a week ago was an afternoon departure....
Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... to Graz to collect another load of urgent freight
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AeroVis Airlines Antonov 12AP UR-CCP made a brief afternoon
visit arriving from Graz before positioning out to Marseilles....
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.... its first visit to BHX and the third Antonov 12
to "first visit" in 2012!
Photo: Mike Hollick
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Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BP UR-CGV which had been active
on Wednesday spent the day parked up....
Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... while AeroVis Airlines Antonov 12BP UR-CBG which had arrived
in
the early hours of the morning also had the day off!
Photo: Mike Hollick
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Air Bright/RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAC which had arrived
on Tuesday spent the day parked up on Taxiway Lima before
departing to Kocise
Photo: Ron Kosys
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RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAD was a morning departure
to Sofia via Bratislava were it will operate for Air Bright
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Denin Air Fokker 50 PH-KXX was an afternoon arrival
operating a charter from Paris CDG followed in by....
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Pan Européenne Air Embraer 135LR F-GYPE which was
operating a charter flight from Toulouse Photo: Ron Kosys
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Falcon 100 EC-KPP was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron