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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
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    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

    Wednesday 27 January 2016

    17-23/01/16 - Helsinki

    Thanks to RichT for logs from a trip to see the Northern Lights.

    17/01 - Helsinki - arrival-23:59

    D-ABNK Airbus A320 (1769) Air Berlin
    D-AIRF Airbus A321 (0493) Lufthansa
    D-AIZK Airbus A320 (5122) Lufthansa
    EI-FHH Boeing 737NG (31713) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHL Boeing 737NG (42078) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHM Boeing 737NG (42070) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHS Boeing 737NG (39021) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHV Boeing 737NG (40870) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHW Boeing 737NG (39007) Norwegian Air International
    G-EUYN Airbus A320 (4975) British Airways
    JA838J Boeing 787 (34849) Japan Airlines
    LN-NGO Boeing 737NG (39026) Norwegian
    LN-NGT Boeing 737NG (41125) Norwegian
    LN-RPE Boeing 737NG (28306) SAS
    LN-RRP Boeing 737NG (28311) SAS
    LN-RRY Boeing 737NG (28297) SAS
    M-AYBE Gulfstream 280 (2010) Strategic Moves
    OH-ATF ATR-72 (744) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATG ATR-72 (757) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATH ATR-72 (769) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATJ ATR-72 (792) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATK ATR-72 (848) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATL ATR-72 (851) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATM ATR-72 (916) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATN ATR-72 (959) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATO ATR-72 (977) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-ATP ATR-72 (1050) Nordic Regional Airlines
    OH-LKE Embraer Emb190 (19000059) Finnair
    OH-LKF Embraer Emb190 (19000066) Finnair
    OH-LKG Embraer Emb190 (19000079) Finnair
    OH-LKI Embraer Emb190 (19000117) Finnair
    OH-LKK Embraer Emb190 (19000127) Finnair
    OH-LKL Embraer Emb190 (19000153) Finnair
    OH-LKM Embraer Emb190 (19000160) Finnair
    OH-LKN Embraer Emb190 (19000252) Finnair
    OH-LKP Embraer Emb190 (19000416) Finnair
    OH-LKR Embraer Emb190 (19000436) Finnair
    OH-LQB Airbus A340 (835) Finnair
    OH-LQD Airbus A340 (921) Finnair
    OH-LTM Airbus A330 (994) Finnair
    OH-LTN Airbus A330 (1007) Finnair
    OH-LTO Airbus A330 (1013) Finnair
    OH-LTR Airbus A330 (1067) Finnair
    OH-LTS Airbus A330 (1078) Finnair
    OH-LTT Airbus A330 (1088) Finnair
    OH-LTU Airbus A330 (1173) Finnair
    OH-LVA Airbus A319 (1073) Finnair
    OH-LVD Airbus A319 (1352) Finnair
    OH-LVG Airbus A319 (1916) Finnair
    OH-LVH Airbus A319 (1184) Finnair
    OH-LVI Airbus A319 (1364) Finnair
    OH-LVK Airbus A319 (2124) Finnair
    OH-LVL Airbus A319 (2266) Finnair
    OH-LWB Airbus A350 (0019) Finnair
    OH-LWC Airbus A350 (0020) Finnair
    OH-LXA Airbus A320 (1405) Finnair
    OH-LXB Airbus A320 (1470) Finnair
    OH-LXD Airbus A320 (1588) Finnair
    OH-LXF Airbus A320 (1712) Finnair
    OH-LXH Airbus A320 (1913) Finnair
    OH-LXI Airbus A320 (1989) Finnair
    OH-LXK Airbus A320 (2065) Finnair
    OH-LXL Airbus A320 (2146) Finnair
    OH-LXM Airbus A320 (2154) Finnair
    OH-LZC Airbus A321 (1185) Finnair
    OH-LZD Airbus A321 (1241) Finnair
    OH-LZF Airbus A321 (2208) Finnair
    OH-LZH Airbus A321 (5803) Finnair
    OH-LZL Airbus A321 (6083) Finnair
    OY-KAN Airbus A320 (2958) SAS
    OY-KAU Airbus A320 (3227) SAS
    OY-TCG Airbus A321 (6389) Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
    PH-BGM Boeing 737NG (39255) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    RA-67239 Canadair Regional Jet (7989) Severstal Aircompany
    SE-RER Boeing 737NG (30736) SAS
    SE-RFR Boeing 767 (29617) TUIfly Nordic
    SE-RFT Boeing 737NG (38097) TUIfly Nordic
    TC-JOU Airbus A330 (1550) THY - Turkish Airlines
    TC-JRF Airbus A321 (3207) THY - Turkish Airlines
    VQ-BBA Airbus A319 (3794) Aeroflot Russian Airlines
    YL-BAX DHC-8 (4324) Air Baltic
    YL-BBS Boeing 737 (29267) Air Baltic
    YL-PSG Boeing 737NG (30743) Primera Air Nordic

    18/01 - Helsinki - morning-18:30, OH- additions only

    CS-DRU Hawker 800XP (258821) NetJets Europe
    CS-TTK Airbus A319 (1034) TAP Portugal
    D-ABZB Airbus A320 (3515) Air Berlin
    D-ABZJ Airbus A320 (3295) Air Berlin
    D-AIDB Airbus A321 (4545) Lufthansa
    D-AIUE Airbus A320 (6092) Lufthansa
    D-AIZK Airbus A320 (5122) Lufthansa
    EI-FHL Boeing 737NG (42078) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHM Boeing 737NG (42070) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHS Boeing 737NG (39021) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHV Boeing 737NG (40870) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHW Boeing 737NG (39007) Norwegian Air International
    EW-340PO Embraer Emb175 (17000350) Belavia
    G-EUYN Airbus A320 (4975) British Airways
    G-TUIE Boeing 787 (37227) Thomson Airways
    HB-IJS Airbus A320 (0782) Swiss International Air Lines
    JA836J Boeing 787 (38135) Japan Airlines
    LN-DYP Boeing 737NG (39047) Norwegian
    LN-DYQ Boeing 737NG (40869) Norwegian
    LN-NGA Boeing 737NG (39014) Norwegian
    LN-NGT Boeing 737NG (41125) Norwegian
    LN-NGU Boeing 737NG (39030) Norwegian
    LN-NHD Boeing 737NG (41131) Norwegian
    LN-RPE Boeing 737NG (28306) SAS
    LN-RRP Boeing 737NG (28311) SAS
    LN-RRR Boeing 737NG (28309) SAS
    OH-BLN Boeing 717 (55053) Stored, for QantasLink
    OH-JTV Boeing 737NG (28015) Jet Time Finland
    OH-JTZ Boeing 737NG (29083) Jet Time Finland
    OH-LKH Embraer Emb190 (19000086) Finnair
    OH-LKO Embraer Emb190 (19000267) Finnair
    OH-LQA Airbus A340 (058) Finnair
    OH-LQC Airbus A340 (844) Finnair
    OH-LTP Airbus A330 (1023) Finnair
    OH-LVA Airbus A319 (1073) Finnair
    OH-LVB Airbus A319 (1107) Finnair
    OH-LVC Airbus A319 (1309) Finnair
    OH-LVD Airbus A319 (1352) Finnair
    OH-LVH Airbus A319 (1184) Finnair
    OH-LVK Airbus A319 (2124) Finnair
    OH-LXB Airbus A320 (1470) Finnair
    OH-LXC Airbus A320 (1544) Finnair
    OH-LZA Airbus A321 (0941) Finnair
    OH-LZE Airbus A321 (1978) Finnair
    OH-LZG Airbus A321 (5758) Finnair
    OH-LZI Airbus A321 (5922) Finnair
    OH-LZK Airbus A321 (5961) Finnair
    OH-WII Canadair Challenger 604 (5642) Jetflite Oy
    OY-KAN Airbus A320 (2958) SAS
    OY-KBR Airbus A319 (3231) SAS
    OY-KFC Canadair CRJ-900 (15218) SAS
    OY-TCE Airbus A321 (6342) Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
    OY-TCG Airbus A321 (6389) Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
    PH-BCB Boeing 737NG (39443) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    PH-BXK Boeing 737NG (29598) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    RA-89052 Sukhoi SSJ100 (95088) Aeroflot Russian Airlines
    TC-JGB Boeing 737NG (29786) THY - Turkish Airlines
    TC-JNE Airbus A330 (774) THY - Turkish Airlines
    TF-FIK Boeing 757 (26254) Icelandair
    UR-GAU Boeing 737 (25182) Ukraine International Airlines
    VP-BHS Douglas DC-8 (46067) Stored
    YL-BAE DHC-8 (4289) Air Baltic
    YL-BAH DHC-8 (4296) Air Baltic
    YL-BAI DHC-8 (4302) Air Baltic

    18/01 - Suomen Ilmailumuseo, Helsinki (Finnish Aviation Museum)

    13 Kasel 12A (1)
    13

    CA-84 Caudron C.60 (24)
    CA-84

    DK-206 SAAB J35BS Draken (35245)
    DK-206

    G-36/IL Schneider ESG-9 Grunau 9 (22)
    IL/G36

    (GA-58) Gloster Gamecock II (15) ..fuselage remains
    GA-58

    H-5 Harakka I (5/46)
    H-5

    H-56 Harakka II (24)
    H-56

    HK-1 PZL-Swidnik SM-1-600Sz (A07029)
    HK-1

    HR-3 Mil Mi-4 (09114)
    HR-3

    IL-2 Ilmailuvoimien A.22 Hansa (2)
    IL-2

    MG-111 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis (N75064540)
    MG-111

    MG-135 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis (N75084554)
    MG-135

    (MT-208) Messerschmitt Bf.109G-2 (14743) ..forward fuelage remains
    MT-208

    OH-177 PZL-Bielsko SZD-9bis Bocian 1A (P.284)
    OH-177

    OH-201 PIK PIK-3c Kajava (3)

    OH-355/64 Fibera KK-1e Utu (13)
    OH-355

    OH-368 Fibera KK-1e Utu (21/68)
    OH-368

    OH-425X/FN Molino PIK-20 (20001)
    OH-425X

    OH-520X/T6 Tervamaki JT-6 (01)
    OH-520X

    OH-571 PIK PIK-16C Vasama (38)
    OH-571

    OH-BAA Schneider DFS108-49 Grunau Baby IIB (12/43)
    OH-BAA

    OH-BAR Schneider DFS108-49 Grunau Baby IIB (27)
    OH-BAR

    OH-BBA Beech B55 Baron (TC-261)
    OH-BBA

    OH-BFA Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel (Taivaankirppu) Replica (1)

    OH-FSA Fieseler Fi.156K-1 Storch (4230)
    OH-FSA

    OH-HIA Bell Helicopters 47D-1 (646)
    OH-HIA

    OH-HKA Heinonen HK-1 Keltiainen (1)
    OH-HKA

    (OH-IVA) Cameron Balloon V-56 (780)
    OH-IVA

    (OH-204)/OH-KCC PZL-Bielsko SZD-10bis Czapla (W-51)
    OH-KCC

    OH-KLA Klemm L 25a (137) ..fuselage
    OH-KLA

    OH-KOPI Lippisch Hols Der Teufel (unknown) ..rear fuselage only

    (OH-318)/OH-KYC PIK PIK-12 Gabriel (3)
    OH-KYC

    OH-LCD Douglas C-47A-75-DL (19309)
    OH-LCD

    (D-BAKG)/OH-LKB Fokker F-27-500 (10240) ..cockpit

    OH-LRB Convair 440-40 (73)
    OH-LRB

    OH-MAF Cessna U.206A Super Skywagon (U206-0639)
    OH-MAF

    OH-MVL de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 (141)
    OH-MVL

    (OH-152)/OH-PAR PIK PIK-5b (16)

    OH-PJN Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow (28R-30885)
    OH-PJN

    OH-PXA PIK PIK-10 Moottoribaby (1)
    OH-PXA

    OH-SAA WWS WWS.1 Salamandra (147)

    OH-SEA Bucker Bu133 Jungmeister (1050) ..tail only

    OH-TEA Ecklund TE-1b (1)

    OH-U017 Mahe Scout (012)
    OH-U017

    OH-VII Valtion Viima II (VI-21)
    OH-VII

    OH-VKB Douglas DC-3A-214 (1975)
    OH-VKB

    (OH-KUA)/OH-VKL Karhumaki Karhu 48B (6)
    OH-VKL

    OH-VKU Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar (18-2006)
    OH-VKU

    (OH-282)/OH-VLK LET L-13N-10 Blanik (172620)
    OH-VLK

    OH-XQA Quickie Aircraft Corp. Quickie Q-1 (1049)
    OH-XQA

    OH-XTL Valmet Tuuli TL-III (1)

    OH-XYY Kokkola Ko-04 Super Upstart (01)

    OH-YKA PIK PIK-3a Kanttikolmonen (1)

    OH-YMA PIK PIK-11 Tumppu (1)

    PY-27 Valtion Pyry II (26)
    PY-27

    SA-122 Valtion Saaski II (II/5)

    SF-9 SAAB S.91D Safir (91-355)
    SF-9

    SG-1 Schneider DFS108-14 SG-38 Schulgleiter (1)
    SG-1

    SM-153 (OH-SME) Letov S-218 A4 Smolik (26/VL)
    SM-153

    (TU-169) Valtion Tuisku (20) ..fuselage frame
    TU-169

    TU-178 Valtion Tuisku (29)
    TU-178

    UT-1 Polikarpov I-16 UTI-4 (Unknown)
    UT-1

    VA-2 de Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.52 (V.0692)
    VA-2

    VT-9 de Havilland DH-100 Vampire T.55 (15720)
    VT-9

    unknown Douglas DC-6 (unknown) ..cockpit ex SAS, Kar-Air DC-7 simulator, possibly SE-BDP
    DC6

    unknown Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 cockpit trainer
    MIG21

    unknown Cessna
    CESSNA

    unknown Schleicher KA6d (unknown) unfinished fuselage
    Schleicher KA6

    unknown
    FUSES

    unknown
    TAILS

    unknown
    UNKNOWN

    22/01 - Helsinki - 22:00-23:59

    D-AIDA Airbus A321 (4360) Lufthansa
    EI-FHM Boeing 737NG (42070) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHV Boeing 737NG (40870) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHW Boeing 737NG (39007) Norwegian Air International
    G-EUUS Airbus A320 (3301) British Airways
    LN-NOI Boeing 737NG (36820) Norwegian
    LN-RGD Boeing 737NG (41258) SAS
    LN-RRY Boeing 737NG (28297) SAS
    PH-BXH Boeing 737NG (29597) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    SE-RFT Boeing 737NG (38097) TUIfly Nordic
    VP-BRX Airbus A320 (3063) Aeroflot Russian Airlines
    VQ-BRJ Boeing 747 (37670) AirBridge Cargo

    23/01 - Helsinki - early-07:40

    D-ABGS Airbus A319 (3865) Air Berlin
    D-AIUH Airbus A320 (6225) Lufthansa
    EI-FHM Boeing 737NG (42070) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHS Boeing 737NG (39021) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FHV Boeing 737NG (40870) Norwegian Air International
    OY-KBO Airbus A319 (2850) SAS
    YL-BAH DHC-8 (4296) Air Baltic