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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
    Any info can be used for personal use, if passing on or publishing please credit SWAG.
    If you can correct or add any information please contact me here.

    To visit our Flickr photo pages click StuC, RichT, IanG, MatthewB

    Header Picture: UP-MI602 Mil Mi-26T (34001212133) Kazakhstan Emercom at Boraldai, Kazakhstan on 08/07/19 (credit StuC)

    Updates 2022:
    26th May - Log and pics added for Private Flyer Show 14/05/22
    24th December - BAPC Register updated and 56 pictures added

    Sunday, 20 May 2012

    19/05/12 - Pidley BBML Inflation Day

    StuC & RichT attended another excellent British Balloon Museum & Library Inflation Day at Lakeside Lodge, Pidley.

    EI-BVC Cameron Balloon N-65 (1566)
    EI-BVC
    G-AWOK Sussex Gas Balloon (SARD.1) British Balloon Museum & Library ..laid out
    G-AWOK
    G-AZER Cameron Balloon O-42 (026)
    G-AZER
    G-AZYL Portslade School Free Balloon (MK17) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-AZYL
    G-BCFD West Ax3-15 (JW.1) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BCFD
    G-BCGP Gazebo Ax6-56 (001) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BCGP
    G-BDWO Howes Ax6 (RBH.2)
    G-BDWO
    G-BEPO Cameron Balloon N-77 (279) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BEPO
    G-BFAB Cameron Balloon N-56 (297) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BFAB
    G-BFOZ Thunder Ax6-56 (144)
    G-BFOZ
    G-BHKN Colt 14A (068) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BHKN
    G-BHKR Colt 14A (071) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BHKR
    G-BHOJ Colt 14A (080)
    G-BHOJ
    G-BHOT Cameron Balloon V-65 (777)
    G-BHOT
    G-BHRY Colt 56A (030) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BHRY
    G-BHTG Thunder Ax6-56 (273) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BHTG
    G-BIBZ Thunder Ax3-21 (290) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BIBZ
    G-BJSW Thunder & Colt Ax7-65 (378)
    G-BJSW
    G-BKIU Thunder & Colt 17A (420)
    G-BKIU
    G-BKVW Airtour Balloon AH-56 (AH.003)
    G-BKVW
    G-BLGX Thunder & Colt Ax7-65 (551)
    G-BLGX
    G-BLYT Airtour Balloon AH-77 (AH.008) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BLYT
    G-BOCF Thunder & Colt 77A (1178) Mobberly Balloon Collection
    G-BOCF
    G-BOLP Thunder & Colt 21A (1227)
    G-BOLP
    G-BPDF Cameron Balloon V-77 (1806) Mobberly Balloon Collection
    G-BPDF
    G-BPFB Thunder & Colt 77A (1334)
    G-BPFB
    G-BPHD Cameron Balloon N-42 (1863)
    G-BPHD
    G-BPYZ Thunder & Colt Ax7-77 (1521)
    G-BPYZ
    G-BREL Cameron Balloon O-77 (386)
    G-BREL
    G-BRXB Thunder & Colt Ax7-77 (1631)
    G-BRXB
    G-BSBM Cameron Balloon N-77 (2229)
    G-BSBM
    G-BSWY Cameron Balloon N-77 (2428) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BSWY
    G-BTZY Thunder & Colt 56A (2084)
    G-BTZY
    G-BUPI Cameron Balloon V-77 (1778)
    G-BUPI
    G-BUSY Thunder Ax6-56A (111) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BUSY
    G-BWHC Cameron Balloon N-77 (3647)
    G-BWHC
    G-BWNP Cameron SS Balloon Club-90 (1717)
    G-BWNP
    G-BXDR Lindstrand LBL-77A (441)
    G-BXDR
    G-BXJH Cameron Balloon N-42 (4194)
    G-BXJH
    G-BYOX Cameron Balloon Z-90 (4672)
    G-BYOX
    G-BZFG Sky 105-24 (187) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-BZFG
    G-CEJC Cameron Balloon N-77 (2208)
    G-CEJC
    G-CHUB Thunder & Colt Fire Extinguisher SS (1720) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-CHUB
    G-DKBA DKBA AT-0301-0 (013.07.93)
    G-DKBA
    G-ELLE Cameron Balloon N-90 (4498)
    G-ELLE
    G-FFFT Lindstrand LBL-31A (705)
    G-FFFT
    G-FYDU Chown Osprey Mk.4D Model Balloon (ASK-267)
    G-FYDU
    G-GHOP Cameron Balloon Z-77 (10897)
    G-GHOP
    G-HELP Thunder & Colt 17A (902) SkyArt Balloons
    G-HELP
    G-HOOV Cameron Balloon N-56 (388)
    G-HOOV
    G-IVAC Airtour Balloon AH-77B (012)
    G-IVAC
    G-LELE Lindstrand LBL-31A (806)
    G-LELE
    G-LEXI Cameron Balloon N-77 (438)
    G-LEXI
    G-LIFE Thunder Ax6-56Z (135)
    G-LIFE
    G-LORY Thunder Ax4-31Z (171)
    G-LORY
    G-MALT Thunder & Colt Flying Hop SS (1447)
    G-MALT
    G-NBSI Cameron Balloon N-77 (427) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-NBSI
    G-ODAY Cameron Balloon N-56 (551) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-ODAY
    G-OLLI Cameron SS Balloon Golly-31SS (196) British Balloon Museum & Library
    G-OLLI
    G-OMXS Lindstrand LBL-105A (172)
    G-OMXS
    G-ONCB Lindstrand LBL-31A (393)
    G-ONCB
    G-PAFC Cameron Balloon C-70 (11378)
    G-PAFC
    G-PRIT Cameron Balloon N-90 (1375)
    G-PRIT
    G-PUTT Cameron SS Balloon Golfball-76 (2060)
    G-PUTT
    G-VODA Cameron Balloon N-77 (4164)
    G-VODA
    OO-BAX Cameron Balloon N-56 (385)
    OO-BAX
    OO-BDW Ultramagic M-77 (77/50) Old Balloon Collectors Belgium
    OO-BDW
    PH-LEV Thunder & Colt Football SS (2174)
    PH-LEV
    Unregistered Model Balloon (unknown)
    Model Balloon