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| US Air Force Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey 12-0063 was an early morning arrival from its base at RAF Mildenhall.... Photo: Mark Presswood |
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| .... the first of this type of "tiltrotor military aircraft" to visit Birmingham Airport! Photo: Mark Presswood |
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| For more information on the Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey see here - it parked on the Elmdon apron.... |
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| .... next to US Air Air Force Boeing VC-32A 98-0002 which had arrived on Thursday evening attracting a lot of attention while it awaited its passengers.... |
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| .... who duly arrived and boarded the Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey which then started up |
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| .... it rotors tilt forward to allow it to taxy as it made it way for departure via Taxiway Foxtrot |
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| .... and Taxiway Lima still with the rear door open |
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| .... it then lined up on Runway 33 in front of the fire station |
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| .... the rotors cutting through the cold early morning air Photo: Paul Townsend |
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| .... as it climbed away on route to Gloucester Airport Photo: Paul Townsend |
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| .... as it gained altitude the rotors move forward and it becomes a turbo prop aircraft |
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| Meanwhile US Air Force Boeing VC-32A 98-0002 spent the day parked up.... |
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| .... on the Elmdon apron with US personnel in attendance Photo: Brett Allen More photos of the other movements during the day in due course |
