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TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
Several times a week there are flights in and out of Birmingham Airport
by elderly Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft - all over 50 years old, and looking like a Russian version of a Hercules. Not always the same individual aircraft - they belong to various carriers and are usually registered in Belarus or Ukraine. According to FlightRadar, they are mainly plying between Birmingham and various destinations in Slovakia. Anyone got any idea what they might be carrying? -- Cheers, Roger |
TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
On Wed, 5 May 2021 13:02:55 +0100, Roger Mills
wrote: Several times a week there are flights in and out of Birmingham Airport by elderly Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft - all over 50 years old, and looking like a Russian version of a Hercules. Not always the same individual aircraft - they belong to various carriers and are usually registered in Belarus or Ukraine. According to FlightRadar, they are mainly plying between Birmingham and various destinations in Slovakia. Anyone got any idea what they might be carrying? Dunno. But there is a lot of allied military aviation going on in and around Ukraine at the moment, all viewable in flightradar24 and often findable from the Most Tracked Flights box. Refuelling tankers are regularly flying down there from the UK and there is a more or less continuous patrol of US high altitude drones coming out of Sicily. I presume that it is so easily findable to blatantly advertise it to the Ruskies (who I'm sure can track it without flightradar24) Nick |
TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
On 05/05/2021 14:28, Nick Odell wrote:
snip OK, does anyone know why na Sikorsky S-92a left Kirmington a short time ago, flew to Ladybower, did a 180 and went back to base? That meant it flew over my house twice and scared the hens. Bill |
TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
On 05/05/2021 13:02, Roger Mills wrote:
Several times a week there are flights in and out of Birmingham Airport by elderly Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft - all over 50 years old, and looking like a Russian version of a Hercules. Not always the same individual aircraft - they belong to various carriers and are usually registered in Belarus or Ukraine. According to FlightRadar, they are mainly plying between Birmingham and various destinations in Slovakia. Anyone got any idea what they might be carrying? freight (I suspect you mean AN10 if they are commercials. the 12 was military, and there don't seem to be any of either still flying -- Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx |
TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
"Roger Mills" wrote in message ... Several times a week there are flights in and out of Birmingham Airport by elderly Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft - all over 50 years old, and looking like a Russian version of a Hercules. Not always the same individual aircraft - they belong to various carriers and are usually registered in Belarus or Ukraine. According to FlightRadar, they are mainly plying between Birmingham and various destinations in Slovakia. Anyone got any idea what they might be carrying? Romanians. |
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TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
On 05/05/2021 13:02, Roger Mills wrote:
Several times a week there are flights in and out of Birmingham Airport by elderly Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft - all over 50 years old, and looking like a Russian version of a Hercules. Not always the same individual aircraft - they belong to various carriers and are usually registered in Belarus or Ukraine. According to FlightRadar, they are mainly plying between Birmingham and various destinations in Slovakia. Anyone got any idea what they might be carrying? Giant Amazon warehouse in Slovakia? https://www.warehouserentinfo.sk/art...on-in-slovakia -- djc (–€Ì¿Ä¹Ì¯–€Ì¿ Ì¿) No low-hanging fruit, just a lot of small berries up a tall tree. |
TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
On 05/05/2021 17:46, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 05/05/2021 13:02, Roger Mills wrote: Several times a week there are flights in and out of Birmingham Airport by elderly Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft - all over 50 years old, and looking like a Russian version of a Hercules. Not always the same individual aircraft - they belong to various carriers and are usually registered in Belarus or Ukraine. According to FlightRadar, they are mainly plying between Birmingham and various destinations in Slovakia. Anyone got any idea what they might be carrying? freight (I suspect you mean AN10 if they are commercials. the 12 was military, and there don't seem to be any of either still flying Well, according to FlightRadar, Tuesday's flight was an An-12BP (see https://app.box.com/s/bg2gytho6auvbwhg9ha3u06z1l29yywx) -- Cheers, Roger |
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Maybe they were avoiding very built up areas?
Helicopters seem to do that around here, or they fly up following the Thames. Brian -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "williamwright" wrote in message ... On 05/05/2021 14:28, Nick Odell wrote: snip OK, does anyone know why na Sikorsky S-92a left Kirmington a short time ago, flew to Ladybower, did a 180 and went back to base? That meant it flew over my house twice and scared the hens. Bill |
TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
I thought they mostly had been flogged off to private companies by the
Russians,which begs the question, if they really are intent on ruling the world how do they get their troops there now, charter an a380? Brian -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Roger Mills" wrote in message ... On 05/05/2021 17:46, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 05/05/2021 13:02, Roger Mills wrote: Several times a week there are flights in and out of Birmingham Airport by elderly Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft - all over 50 years old, and looking like a Russian version of a Hercules. Not always the same individual aircraft - they belong to various carriers and are usually registered in Belarus or Ukraine. According to FlightRadar, they are mainly plying between Birmingham and various destinations in Slovakia. Anyone got any idea what they might be carrying? freight (I suspect you mean AN10 if they are commercials. the 12 was military, and there don't seem to be any of either still flying Well, according to FlightRadar, Tuesday's flight was an An-12BP (see https://app.box.com/s/bg2gytho6auvbwhg9ha3u06z1l29yywx) -- Cheers, Roger |
TOT: Antonov aircraft at Birmingham Airport
On 09/05/2021 17:44, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Maybe they were avoiding very built up areas? Helicopters seem to do that around here, or they fly up following the Thames. Aircraft flying over built-up areas are required to be able to land clear of the area in the case of engine failure. Helicopters can't glide very far if their engines fail, hence the helicopter route through London is along the Thames. Police helicopters operate under special rules. -- Colin Bignell |
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