Birmingham Airport unveils the Olympic Rings on the new Air Traffic Control Tower

A spectacular fireworks and light show starts as
Birmingham Airport unveiled the Olympic Rings
on its new Air Traffic Control Tower to
celebrate the London 2012 Games....
.

.... with the Olympic Rings now illuminated the new
tower was bathed in constantly changing colour lights
.

Members of the media await the countdown to the start of the light
and firework display - the BBC News video report can be seen here
.

The two sets of rings placed on either side of Birmingham Airport's
new Air Traffic Control Tower will not only be observed by visitors
flying in but at 28 metres high also overlook the airfield and can be
seen from the main A45 road between Coventry and Birmingham
.

Monday 23 April 2012