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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:
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    Saturday 12 March 2016

    11/03/16 - Birmingham - Coningsby - East Kirkby - Cranwell - East Midlands

    Pat and Stu had a day out for some Typhoons.

    10/03 - Birmingham - 20:00

    A6-ENF Boeing 777-31HER (41085) Emirates Airlines
    D-CAVA Swearingen SA.227AC Metro III (AC-758B) Bin Air
    EI-DVE Airbus A320-214 (3129) Aer Lingus
    EI-FHT Boeing 737-8JP (40867) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FMK Aerospatiale ATR 72-600 (1297) Aer Lingus Regional
    EI-FOF Boeing 737-8AS (44716) Ryanair
    F-GRXK Airbus A319-115LR (2716) Air France
    G-BYAW Boeing 757-204 (27234) Thomson Airways
    G-BYAY Boeing 757-204 (28836) Thomson Airways
    G-ECOT de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 (4251) Flybe
    G-FDZG Boeing 737-8K5 (35139) Thomson Airways
    G-FFFC Cessna 510 Citation Mustang (510-0451) Flairjet
    G-TCDL Airbus A321-211(SL) (6968) Thomas Cook Airlines
    N284DH Boeing 767-304ER (28040) ex TUIfly Nordic
    SP-ENI Boeing 737-43Q (28489) Enter Air
    VT-ANP Boeing 787-8 (36287) Air India

    11/03 - Coningsby

    30+45 Eurofighter Typhoon (GS030) German Air Force/TLG 73
    30+48 Eurofighter Typhoon (GS033) German Air Force/TLG 73
    30+50 Eurofighter Typhoon (GS035) German Air Force/TLG 73
    30+50
    30+57 Eurofighter Typhoon (GS041) German Air Force/TLG 31
    30+57
    30+58 Eurofighter Typhoon (GS042) German Air Force/TLG 31
    "EN398"/JE-J Spitfire IX FSM (Unknown) Preserved
    G-FRAS Dassault Falcon 20C (82) Cobham Leasing Ltd
    G-FRAS
    PZ865/EG-S Hawker Hurricane IIc (PZ865) BBMF
    PZ865
    XR753/XI English Electric Lightning F.6 (95218) Preserved
    (XS897)/"XP765"/A English Electric Lightning F.6 (95243) Preserved
    XW924/G British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 (712079) Preserved
    ZH106/06 Boeing Sentry AEW.1 (24114) 8/54 Sqn
    ZH106
    ZH106 Fin
    ZH107/07 Boeing Sentry AEW.1 (24499) 8/54 Sqn
    ZJ802/DW Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT003) 11 Sqn
    ZJ805/BD Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT006) 29(R) Sqn
    ZJ805
    ZJ808/BP Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT009) 29(R) Sqn
    ZJ810/BI Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT011) 29(R) Sqn
    ZJ812/BK Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT013) 29(R) Sqn
    ZJ812
    ZJ813/BL Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT014) 29(R) Sqn
    ZJ814/BH Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT015) 29(R) Sqn
    ZJ814
    (ZJ815)/EB-H Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT016) 41(R) TES Sqn
    ZJ913/QO-M Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS004) 3 Sqn
    ZJ913
    (ZJ917)/QO-G Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS008) 3 Sqn
    ZJ919/DC Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS010) 11 Sqn
    ZJ932/DB Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS023) 11 Sqn
    ZJ935/DJ Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS026) 11 Sqn
    ZJ935
    ZJ936/QO-C Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS027) 3 Sqn
    ZJ936
    (ZJ942)/DH Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS035) 11 Sqn
    ZK316/FA Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS075) 1 Sqn
    ZK316
    ZK320/BR Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS081) 29(R) Sqn
    ZK320
    ZK325/FK Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS086) 1 Sqn
    ZK325
    ZK331/BT Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS092) 29(R) Sqn
    ZK331
    ZK336/FD Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS097) 1 Sqn
    ZK336
    ZK339/EB-E Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS100) 41(R) TES Sqn
    ZK348/FN Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (BS109) 1 Sqn
    ZK348
    (ZK380)/BG Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 (BT025) 29(R) Sqn
    ZZ333 Airbus Voyager KC.3 (1312) 10/101 Sqn, overflight

    11/03 - East Kirkby - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

    (AE436) Handley-Page Hampden B.I (unknown) ..fuselage section
    AE436
    (BL655) Supermarine Spitfire F.Vb (CBAF.1680) ..forward fuselage wreckage
    BL655
    (G-ASXX)/NX611/LE-H/DX-C Avro Lancaster B.VII (Unknown)
    G-ASXX
    G-ASXX Art
    (N473DC)/2100882/3X-P Douglas C-47A-75-DL (19345) Dakota Heritage Inc Trustee
    N473DC
    (NP294) Percival P.31 Proctor (H.678) ..dismantled
    NP294
    (WH957) English Electric Canberra E.15 (SH1682) ..nose
    WH957

    11/03 - Cranwell

    G-BYUB/UB Grob G.115E Tutor (82087) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-BYUN/UN Grob G.115E Tutor (82099) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-BYUS/US Grob G.115E Tutor (82103) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-BYUU/UU Grob G.115E Tutor (82105) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-BYVO/VO Grob G.115E Tutor (82125) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-BYWB/WB Grob G.115E Tutor (82137) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-BYWN/WN Grob G.115E Tutor (82149) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-BYXP/XP Grob G.115E Tutor (82176) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns
    G-CGKC/KC Grob G.115E Tutor (82303) 16(R)/115(R) Sqns

    11/03 - East Midlands - 16:45

    D-CAUW Cessna 560 Citation Encore (560-0578) SFD Stuttgart Flugdienst
    EI-EPA Boeing 737-8AS (34987) Ryanair
    EI-FOC Boeing 737-8AS (44714) Ryanair
    G-BTPF British Aerospace ATPF (2013) West Atlantic
    G-BWLF Cessna 404 Titan (404-0414) RVL Aviation
    G-JEDM de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 (4077) Flybe
    G-JZHC Boeing 737-8K5 (30593) Jet 2
    G-LEAF Reims/Cessna F406 Caravan II (F406-0018) RVL Aviation
    G-MAJL British Aerospace Jetstream 41 (41087) Eastern Airways
    G-MIND Cessna 404 Titan (404-0004) RVL Aviation
    G-OXFG Piper PA-34-220T Seneca V (3449486) CAE Oxford Aviation Academy ..overshoot
    G-TAWL Boeing 737-8K5 (37243) Thomson Airways
    M-JCBC Sikorsky S-76C+ (760616) J C Bamford Excavators Ltd
    N419MC Boeing 747-48EF (28367) Atlas Air
    N499MC Boeing 747-47UF (29260) Atlas Air
    S2-AHF Aerospatiale ATR 72-500 (636) for Novo Air, ex BQB Lineas Aereas
    SE-MHG British Aerospace ATPF (2014) West Atlantic
    UR-82073 Antonov An-124-100 (9773054359139) Antonov Airlines

    11/03 - Birmingham - 18:00

    D-AIUH Airbus A320-214(SL) (6225) Lufthansa
    D-AIZB Airbus A320-214 (4120) Lufthansa
    EI-EKS Boeing 737-8AS (38504) Ryanair
    EI-FEE Boeing 737-8AS (44686) Ryanair
    EI-FHO Boeing 737-86N (35647) Norwegian Air International
    EI-FJF Boeing 737-86N (36814) Norwegian Air International
    G-BYAY Boeing 757-204 (28836) Thomson Airways
    G-OZBR Airbus A321-231 (1794) Monarch Airlines
    G-OZBZ Airbus A321-231 (1421) Monarch Airlines
    HA-TAG SAAB 340A (078) Fleet Air International
    M-GYQM Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS (9189) Head Win Group Ltd
    PH-BCE Boeing 737-8K2 (42151) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    N284DH Boeing 767-304ER (28040) ex TUIfly Nordic
    SP-ENI Boeing 737-43Q (28489) Enter Air
    SX-RFA Boeing 757-23N (30232) Gainjet
    VT-ANE Boeing 787-8 (36280) Air India