Friday 4 January 2008

Omni Air International DC 10 N621AX diverted

in due to poor visability at RAF Brize Norton

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Photo: Gordon Stretch

Wednesday 13 February 2008

Itali Dornier 328 JET I-ACLH was an early morning diversion from

Farnborough due to fog and spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 23 February 2008

PIA Boeing 777-300ER AP-BHV was one of a number of

aircraft that diverted into BHX due to the closure - by a

disabled aircraft - of Manchester's runway. It wears the

"Thar - Colours of the Desert" tail colour scheme

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Monday 10 March 2008

Bad weather at Heathrow and Gatwick resulted in a number including

two BA Boeing 747's, a BA Boeing 777, a First Choice Boeing 767 and

a Thomsonfly Boeing 767-300

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British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVE arrived as the "BA 028"

from Hong Kong while the aircraft behind it - G-CIVU - arrived as

the "BA 054" from Johannesburg

.

Photos: Gordon Stretch

British Airways Airbus A320 G-EUUJ was operating flight

"BA 881" from Moscow to Heathrow when it diverted to BHX

while the Avro RJ 100 behind - G-BZAX - was operating flight

"BA 8731" from Frankfurt to London City

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Photo: Gordon Stretch

Monday 10 March 2008

Tuesday 11 March 2008

The three British Airways "heavy" diversions from Monday

made an early departure - Boeing 747-400 G-CIVE and

G-CIVU went first....

.

Photo: Ian Bowley

.... with Boeing 777 G-VIIP following

.

Photo: Ian Bowley
Tuesday 11 March 2008

Sunday 23 March 2008

MyTravel Boeing 767-300 G-DAJC was a morning diversion

from Manchester - it later positioned to Filton for painting

into Thomas Cook colours

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Sunday 6 April 2008

Snow in the South East resulted in diversions
from both Heathrow and Gatwick

.

British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVI diverted in while

operating the "BA 116" from New York JFK - after taking

on more fuel it continued to Heathrow doing its bit to clear

the remaining snow from the airfield

.

Photos: Gordon Stretch

First Choice Boeing 767-300 G-DBLA diverted in from Gatwick

while operating the "FCA 071" from Cancun. After offloading the

passengers it positioned out to Manchester

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Sunday 6 April 2008

Aeronova Metro EC-JCU diverted from Coventry in the early
hours of Wednesday morning due to fog and spent the day
parked up on the Elmdon apron

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Wednesday 16 April 2008

Tuesday 22 April 2008

Air Comet Airbus A320 EC-KBM diverted into BHX due to a runway
closure at Gatwick - after refueling it departed back to Gatwick

.

Photo: Ian Bowley

Wednesday 17 September 2008

Omni Air DC 10 N612AX diverted in from Brize Norton

at lunchtime and parked up on stand 88C

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 11 October 2008

Early morning fog at Heathrow resulted in a number of diversions

including United Boeing 777-200ER N204UA which was operating

flight UA924 from Washington Dulles when it diverted in

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

British Airways Boeing 757 G-CPES was operated the BA499 from

Lisbon and after refueling was soon on its way back to Heathrow

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 11 October 2008

British Airways Airbus A319 G-EUPY was operating flight

BA761 from Oslo when it diverted into BHX

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 11 October 2008

RAF Tristar KC1 ZD948 was a Brize Norton diversion and spent

the afternoon parked on the Elmdon apron waiting for the fog to lift

. Photo: Gordon Stretch
Friday 28 November 2008

Thursday 11 December 2008

Air Portugal Airbus A319 CS-TTB diverted in from Gatwick where

the runway was closed due to icing. It was operating flight "TP344"

from Lisbon and after refueling it continued onto Gatwick

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Well that was 2008 at BHX!!

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We hope you enjoyed our review of the year!!

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The photographers of the
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"Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Group"
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see our photos at -
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http://baeg.blogspot.com/

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Thanks to the following BAEG members have contributed

photographs to this annual review -

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John Banbrook, Ian Bowley, Andrew Fellows, John Gregory,

Mike Hollick, Laurence Jones, Ron Kosys, Stuart Lawson,

Chris Mabbott, John Mason, Martin McGrath, James Ralph,

Paul Sliwinski, Gordon Stretch and Dave Sturges