Despite numerous photographs of the Antinov, the Aus Border Farce have denied any Antinovs landed in OZ.
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the OZ
The arrival of the world’s second largest cargo plane in Sydney last Friday did not go unnoticed by planespotters but Australian Border Force insists it never landed.
In response to queries from The Australian about the Antonov An-124, an ABF spokeswoman said “this aircraft never landed at Sydney Airport”.
Pictures captured by planespotter Kurt Ams show differently, and Sydney Airport also confirmed the An-124’s arrival on Good Friday afternoon and departure Monday morning.
Flight radar data showed the An-124 registered UR82009 arrived in Sydney from Colombo in Sri Lanka after leaving Kiev in Ukraine. Airservices Australia also confirmed the An-124’s landing in Sydney.
The Australian has learned the massive aircraft, operated by the Antonov Design Bureau was carrying a 25-tonne solar energy converter, destined for an Australian wind farm.
The converter was collected from Palermo, Sicily where it was manufactured.
Move along, nothing to see here.
Mick