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Highlights of 1960-N30042 DC4 Lufthansa, 9G-AAE DC3 Ghana Airways, D-ANUR Viscount Lufthansa,
F-OBDX N2501 Noratlas 148 Air Algerie, G-APOM DC-6A Eagle, LX-IOA DC4 Interocean Airways.
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Jan 16 - G-APPH Twin Pioneer 1, F-OBDX N2501 Noratlas 148 Air Algerie
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Feb 04 - WB531 Devon C1 RAF
Feb 19 - G-ANPV DH114 Heron 2D
Feb 29 - PH-LLG Constelation KLM
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| KLM Constelation PH-LLG operating a football charter - photo David Miller |
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Mar 05 - 0-49051 Douglas C54 USAF, G-AMSF DC3 Don Everall Aviation (crashed taking off on runway 15, skidded across the grass and stopped just short of hangar3, thankfully no injuries)
Mar 19 - G-AIFO Brisol 170/21, XF874 Provost T1 RAF
Mar 20 - N7307E Cessna 210D
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Apr 02 - Open day organised on behalf of Birmingham City Council.
XH116/Y Beverley RAF
XJ775/69 Vampire T11 RAF
WJ918 Varsity T1 RAF
XM415 Jet Provost T3 RAF
WH907 Canberra B6 RAF
WN353/504VL Gannet AS1 Royal Navy
WV198 Whirlwind HAS22 Royal Navy
G-APUZ & G-APZG Piper Pa24 Comanche's
G-APTE WB1 Widgeon (pleasure flights)
G-AMAM DH89A Rapide
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| Vampire XJ775 at the Elmdon open day - photo Roy Kesterton |
Apr 06 - G-APYY Britannia 318 Eagle (ILS run)
Apr 15 - G-AMGH V635 Viking 1B
Apr 16 - G-AHPE V614 Viking 1, G-AJBX V610 Viking 1B Maitland Drewery
Apr 25 - D-ANUR Viscount 814D Lufthansa
Apr 30 - G-APVD WB1 Widgeon
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May 08 - EI-ALN Auster J/5L
May 18 - G-APSA DC-6A Eagle
May 26 - G-APOM DC-6A Eagle, G-AOZD WB1 Widgeon Bristow
N5527A Lockheed 18 Lodestar (prototype aircraft ex-G-AJEW
(Piloted by Mr.Karl Knight it flew to Prestwick for overhall by Scottish Aviation, after being re-engined in Paris with P/W Hornet engines and stored in Rome for nine years)
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| British Eagle DC6 G-APOM - photo Terry Lee |
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Jun 02 - F-BJLD Cessna 210
Jun 04 - OK-NHF Super Aero 145
Jun 07 - WK572 Chipmunk T10 RAF
Jun 22 - G-AOFZ DC3 Derby Aviation
Jun 26 - G-AIWC DC3 Silver City
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| Derby Aviation DC3 G-AOFZ - photo David Miller |
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Jul 10 - AS+453 Piaggeo P149D WGAF, HB-ECG Beech 35 Bonanza
Jul 17 - I-TONY DH104 Dove 6
Jul 19 - G-AKTU V634 Viking 1B Airwork
Jul 22 - D-IBAD Piper Pa27 Aztec
Jul 26 - G-APYP Piaggio P166 K McAlpine
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Aug 22 - 9G-AAE DC3 Ghana Airways
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| Ghana Airways DC3 9G-AAE - photo Will Blunt |
Sep 02 - PH845 Anson C19 RAF
Sep 03 - N6685N DC4 Riddle
Sep 19 - G-APTT DC4 Trans Arabian Airways
Sep 21 - D-IEHE Beech D50 Twin Bonanza, G-ARBC Cessna 310D
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| Trans Arabian DC4 G-APTT - photo Terry Lee |
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Oct 01 - G-AREP DC6B Fields
Oct 24 - XH375 DH114 Heron C2 RAF
Oct 27 - N590 Aero Commander 560
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Nov 01 - D-GARY Piper Pa23 Apache
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Dec 01 - LX-IOA DC4 Interocean Airways
Dec 06 - GB+106 N2501 Noratlas WGAF
Dec 27 - N30042 DC4 Lufthansa (Leased)
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Credit- to the "2R's" Roy & Roger