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A Volcanic Disaster!

Ok, this trip wasn't as bad as the title suggests, but after a superb trip to Shrewsbury to visit RAF Shawbury & RAF Cosford, I realised there's more out there than Leeds & Newcastle, so I decided to embark on my longest day trip to date - to East Midlands. However, about half way there, after failing to find the motorway and having to use a little back-road called the M1, the news came over the radio that some Icelandic volcano which I'm not even going to attempt to spell, had erupted, and the subsequent ash cloud had parked it's dumb grey ass over the UK, meaning almost nothing was able to fly! So after two hours I arrived at EMA & logged the following:

East Midlands Airport
15-04-2010 1000 - 1221

EI-DAL B73H
EI-DPT B73H
EI-JIV C130
G-BIKF B75F
G-BLZP C152
G-BMPC P28A
G-BMRJ B75F
G-BPRY P28A
G-BTTO BATP
G-BUUR BATP
G-BVKB B735
G-BVKD B735
G-BWTW M20C
G-CECU B762
G-CELO B733
G-FDZG B73H
G-FDZJ B73H
G-FTDF A320
G-GNTB SF34
G-MAJJ JS41
G-MIDL A321
G-OGBD B733
G-RJXR E145
G-TOYB B733 (Kuban)
G-TOYC B733 (Kuban)
G-TOYG B733
G-TOYK B733
G-VIPU PA31
G-VIPY PA31
N289CW C303
OY-BTZ PA31
OY-SRM B76F

East Midlands Museum:

I was surprised at the lack of Bizjets at East Midlands, thought there'd be more. The spotting spot at the crash gate near the museum is superb, one of the best I've seen, and it's not been closed off to the public as was rumoured. There's even a footpath that extends along from the gate that's been purpose-built by the airport (although reluctantly judging by the message on the signs!!). Many thanks to Dave A for the map of EMA he gave me.

East Midlands photos.

Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
15-04-2010 1341 - 1423

G-BVMA BE20
G-CPRR C680
G-FDZB B73H
G-USAR C441
N2208L C680
N250TM BE20
???? R-44 O/H 1414

Expected more lights here, thought there'd be a good few of them, especially since Sheffield City closed, I can only assume they were hangared?

Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield photos.

Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield
15-04-2010 1513 - 1608

G-ANON (T-7909) DH82
G-ARAW C182
G-ATHV C150
G-AZFI P28R
G-AZTS C172
G-BARH BE23
G-BAZS C150
G-BBDT C150
G-BBNJ C150
G-BDNX AA1B
G-BEKO C182
G-BFTC P28R
G-BFTF AA5B
G-BHEZ D150
G-BHIB C182
G-BIOW T67A
G-BKAZ C152
G-BKMB M20J
G-BLHR GA-7
G-BMHT P28T
G-BMTU PTS1
G-BNOE P28A
G-BODC P28A
G-BODE P28A
G-BOIY C172
G-BPXX PA34
G-BRZX PTS1
G-BSDL TOBA
G-BWZG HR20
G-BZBF C172
G-DUKK E300
G-EDDS CRUZ
G-EEWS C210
G-EGAG TRIN
G-EKOS C182
G-HOWI C182
G-IIFR R-22
G-IIVI CP23
G-JPAT HR20
G-JRME D140
G-LORC P28A
G-OACF DR40
G-OBMS C172
G-OBMW AA-5
G-ODRY HMNY
G-OTVI R-44
G-PHMG RV-8
G-PIDG R-44
G-PTOO B206
G-RODC BOLT
G-RPAF EUPA
G-SABA P28R
G-SACK HR20
G-SACR P28A
G-SACS P28A
G-SACT P28A
G-SACU P28A
G-SACX AAT3
G-SACY AAT3
G-SELB P28A
G-VJAB JABI
G-WERY TRIN
G-WLGC P28A
G-XTEK R-44
G-XTRA E230
N40GD SR22
N5020A C182
N709AM TRIN
???? ???? (under cover in H5)

The highlight of the trip!!! I went into the club house & asked if there was any particular place they allowed photos to be taken from, never in my wildest dreams did I expect to be given a hi-viz jacket & told to go wherever I liked on the airfield! "You can walk down the runways & taxiways, but if an aircraft lands or departs, stand to the side & let it pass"!!!!

Sherburn-in-Elmet photos.

I thought long & hard about calling in at Leeds/Bradford, but I was getting tired, it had been a long day, so I headed home!

RAF Leeming
15-04-2010 1713 - 1717

Sweet F.A.

Didn't really expect anything here, just called in because it's easy to get to - or so I thought!! I won't mention about cocking up the turn off, heading back South almost as far as Dishforth before I got chance to turn around & go back!! Should have perhaps gone into AAC Dishforth as I think there was a couple of heli's on the ramp.

Hope it's been a good read!

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