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| Oxfam operated a relief flight to Juba in South Sudan from Birmingham Airport on Sunday 18 May 2014.... |
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| Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGW positioned in from Riga to operate the flight.... |
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| .... which was carrying a large amount of Oxfam relief supplies for South Sudan |
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| .... including a framed tent - yes everything in these photos was to go inside the Antonov 12! |
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| Loading of the Antonov 12 soon started.... |
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| .... with all the crates having to be carefully positioned and tied down - it was a long slow process as it was important to get the aircraft's "weight and balance" correct.... |
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| .... but finally everything was on board with every inch of space used!! |
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| Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGW then started up for Heraklion its first stop en-route to Aswan, Egypt and then onto Juba in South Sudan.... |
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| .... it was almost certainly the heaviest loaded Antonov 12 to ever depart Birmingham |
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| .... so made full use of the runway followed by a long slow climb out The flight was organised by Air Charter Services on behalf of Oxfam and was handled at Birmingham Airport by Blue City Aviation |
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| Donations to the Oxfam South Sudan emergency response appeal can be made here - |
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| Sunday 18 May 2014 |