Thursday 6 November 2014 - Antonov 26's LZ-ABR and YL-RAA are morning arrivals from Leipzig

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was an early morning arrival from Leipzig with....

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA arriving shortly after it - also from Leipzig

LZ-ABR which still wears "The Expendables 3" colour scheme was soon off back to Leipzig....

.... returning later with another load of freight

Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFN made a brief visit operating a freight charter from Prague

First Choice Boeing 767-324ER G-OOBL was a lunchtime arrival from Manchester as
it positioned down for end of service (with Thomson) checks in the Monarch hangar

Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYF was pushed out of the Monarch hangar
before performing some engine runs

Global 5000 CS-LAM made a brief visit to the Elmdon apron while on a training flight.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... rotating off Runway 15 before Taxiway Bravo on its way to Luton

Citation CJ3 N91GT was a morning arrival from Dublin parking up to night stop
- the aircraft is based in Melbourne, Australia Photo: Mike Hollick

Piaggio P-180 Avanti OY-TLP was a morning arrival on a day stopping visit

Wednesday 16 October 2013 - Thomas Cook Boeing 757-236 G-TCBC with new tail logo in Egypt scheme

Thomas Cook Boeing 757-236 G-TCBC which now wears their new style tail logo....

.... as well as additional "Egypt where it all begins" titles operated their flight from Fuerteventura

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA was an afternoon arrival from Katowice....

.... operating a freight charter and landing on Runway 15

After unloading it was soon on its way again departing off Runway 33 Photo: Robert Jones

Bin Air Metro III D-CAVA was another arrival on a busy day for freighters

Aer Lingus Regional/Aer Arann ATR 42-300 EI-CPT operated their flight from Knock

CityJet Fokker 50 OO-VLL was a morning arrival operating a day stopping charter from Rotterdam

Citation CJ2 F-HMRP which had arrived on Tuesday was a morning departure

United Technologies Falcon 2000EX N810U which had arrived on Tuesday
evening was an afternoon departure while....

Falcon 2000EX N515CF was a late afternoon arrival parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Friday 13 September 2013 - RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA is an early morning arrival

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA was an early morning arrival on the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... after crew rest it positioned out to its home base at Magdeburg-Cochstedt

Air Contractors Lockheed L100-30 Hercules EI-JIV which had arrived from Geneva on Thursday evening....

.... positioned out to East Midlands

Luftwaffe Transall C-160D 50+96 departed back to Germany with the Military Band.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... not many airports see Russian, American and European built transport aircraft on the same day!

Loganair Dornier 328-110 G-BWIR was an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron bringing
Newcastle United down for their "Premier League" match against Aston Villa on Saturday

North Flying Metro 23 OY-NPF and....

.... Cessna 441 OE-FAN which had arrived on freight charters overnight both departed Photo: Mike Hollick

TAG Espana Falcon 900B EC-JBB was a morning visitor while....

Gama Aviation Learjet 45 G-GMAA was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-7GL EZ-A006 operated their flight to Ashkhabad

Tuesday 5 October 2010 - three different Antonov 26 movements within an hour!!

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA was an afternoon arrival....

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.... operating a priority freight charter flight
. .... and parking on the Elmdon apron.. Photo: Laurence Jones
. Earlier based RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAE....
. .... departed off Runway 15
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.... followed out by CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCO
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.... which benefited from a full runway length take off run!
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The Antonov 26's were not the only freighters at BHX today - a

lunchtime view of the Elmdon apron includes two Antonov 26's.

four BAe ATP freights, two ATR's, a Beech 1900, a Dornier 228

and various business and general aviation aircraft
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Farnair Europe Beech 1900C HA-FAJ which had arrived in the
early hours of the morning positioned out during the afternoon
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Nightexpress Beech 99 D-IEXB was a late afternoon arrival

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Pan Europeenne Embraer 145LR F-HBPE operated the afternoon
Air France service to Lyon in place of the usual Brit Air CRJ 100
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Agusta A-109S Grand EI-NBG was an afternoon visitor
to the Elmdon apron.. Photo: Laurence Jones