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16th September 2003 | 06:40

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FREIGHTMEISTER

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An225 Pik

Was in PIK this morning saw the AN225 land unscheduled.

Any reason as I think this may be the first time in PIK

FM

16th September 2003 | 14:05

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hailstone

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she would have come from JFK (confirmed as sighted there), en route to iraq (unconfirmed).

wasa diversion from shannon - KPIKO3 posted this in Airlines, Airports and Routes: http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...hreadid=102491

17th September 2003 | 02:02

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Eric T Cartman

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An225

Departed EGPK for UKKM = Hostomel , in Ukraine

17th September 2003 | 19:35

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youngsod

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An 225 at PIK

Departed at 7.15am

How infuriating! I live in Prestwick and normally at 7.15 I'd be up getting ready to leave for work, and might have seen it. Trouble is, on Mondays I always have a lie in until 8.00....

21st September 2003 | 05:04

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Does anyone know of other occasions when it has landed in the UK ?

23rd September 2003 | 01:44

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kpiko3

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From: Prestwick

It has landed at Farnbourgh but apart from that Prestwick is the only commercial airport in the U.K that the beast has been.
Here`s a link to some pictures of it at Prestwick.

http://www.egpk.com

Cheers
Kpiko3

24th September 2003 | 00:44

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FREIGHTMEISTER

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Rumour has it she's back in PIK this week

Anyone confirm this??

FM

24th September 2003 | 16:14

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youngsod

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From: Prestwick

She might be coming back? Oh please.....

She even made it to a piece and a photograph in the Local newspaper today, if she comes back I have to see it.

Kpiko3, thanks for the photographs. I take it you got them on the Monday morning? I particularly like the shot of the An -225 and the Ryanair 737. It looks like the Antonov is about to have it for breakfast.

Douglas

24th September 2003 | 20:28

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Nopax,thanx

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Kpiko3 sorry to have to shoot down your claim, but the Mriya came to STN back in the early nineties - don't have the exact details at hand, but I do remember seeing her myself.

24th September 2003 | 21:28

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Visual Strip

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She's back in Prestwick tonight, from Rome. Scheduled around 19.30 (after dark...). I'm not quite sure when she's leaving. Hopefully at a respectable time tomorrow.

24th September 2003 | 21:33

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youngsod

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An-225

Thanks Visual Strip!

17.30 will be darkish depending on the cloud cover, but still well worth a trip to see her. Of course it helps living in Prestwick itself, so it's not exactly a long trip.

Think i'll make an early start for work tomorrow morning and hope to see her on the ground.

Douglas

24th September 2003 | 22:00

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PPRuNe Radar

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Sunset at PIK is 19:16 local. Official 'night' is 19:46.

25th September 2003 | 01:01

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kpiko3

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From: Prestwick

She is scheduled to go 13:42pm to JFK tommorrow.

Kpiko3

25th September 2003 | 05:59

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Visual Strip

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Running a bit late inbound. Arrving in Prestwick around 2330 LT

25th September 2003 | 06:11

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Landed approx 23.05 Local.

Flight planned departure at 0930 Local.

25th September 2003 | 16:40

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youngsod

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From: Prestwick

Well there she was this morning, sitting on the tarmac looking wonderful. There was quite a few people around even at 7.30 this morning, but how often does the world's largest aircraft arrive in your town!?

I'm glad I only hung around until 8.10 last night given that it arrived at 23.05.

Thanks to all for posting about her, and allowing me to see her!

Douglas

26th September 2003 | 03:54

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kpiko3

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From: Prestwick

It departed today around 16:00,very late.
Prestwick was very,very busy today with spectators to see it,even i couldnt see past the crowd:-)

Well I could but barely.

kpiko