Last visiting aircraft Pt 2

Cessna 172

G-EETG

at 10.40

 Robin DR 400

G-BKDJ

at 10.48

 Cessna 152

G-BHAD

at 11.00

 Cessna 182

G-RCWK

at 11.01

 PA-18 Super Cub

G-HACK

at 11.05

 DH 87B Hornet Moth

W9385 (YG-L)

G-ADND

at 11.10

Very nice.

PA-22

G-BUVA

carried out a touch and go

at 11.12

Others noted were

Departing only

Cessna 150 G-ARFI 09.40

PA-28 G-WARE 09.42

PA-23 G-BBDO 12.00

PA-28 G-BUYY 12.00

Arriving at 12.05

EC 135

G-MSPT

at 12.05

for fuel?

Last touch down before closure.

Passing over head were

DHC-1 Chipmunk 22

WK512 G-BXIM

at 11.52.

AS.355 Twin Squirrel

G-LENI

at 12.06.

What a great

but 

SAD

morning.

Last visiting aircraft. 21-12-12

In order of arrival

PA-28

G-BASJ

at 08.53

 PA-28

G-BBXW

at 09.05

 Bulldog

G-BCUS

at 09.08

 Ex RAF

Bulldog

XX515 (4)

G-CBBC

at 09.49

 Cessna 172

G-AZXD

at 09.50

 PA-28

G-GEHP

at 09.51

 PA-28

G-GFCA

at 09.52

 Tacnam 2002

G-CWFS

at 10.06

 Skyranger Nynja

G-CGUU

at 10.02

 Cirrus SR-22

N147LK

at 10.11

 Cessna 172

G-ASSS

at 11.22

 SOCATA TB20 Trinidad

G-CORB

at 10.30

Bye Bye Filton. 21-12-12

After 102 years

Filton Airfield 

finally closed.

Last EMB145 flight was

G-RJXH

LINING UP AT  

08.43

as 

BMR9151.

 Final

Vickers flight fell to

G-CDFY

departing

as Vickers 5

At 09.41

 Last departure was

Citation 550

G-CGEI

as Jester 1

at 

12.08.

 It carried out one low circuit

and wing waggle

the length of the runway.

Filton officially

shut down at

12.16.

Thanks to one and all

on the airfield.

Good luck for the future.

Now what am I going to do.

Orange and blue 

Bristol International

I suppose.

Northern Bell 18-12-12

Taking time out from the

planes at Filton.

I popped across to

Patchway Bridge to get

66957 

on a loaded coal train

heading to Wales

at 11.51.

 On the final climb out 

of Patchway Bank,
at 12.09.

47832 

at the head of the

1Z64

Northern Belle

special

Cardiff to Exeter.

 Clagging in the sunshine

after the long climb from

the bottom of

the Sevren Tunnel. 

 In DRS Compass colours

47501

 brining up the rear.

Some visitors to Filton 18-12-12

First visitor I saw,

Piper PA-34-200T

PH-AIJ

arrived 09.31.

 At 10.36

SR-22

N225RL

touched down.

 11.22

and 

N787CE

A PA-28-181

arrived.

 Cessna 172P

G-BOJS

gets my 

"Best colour scheme of the day"

Award.

Arriving at 10.42.

 Cessna F-150M

Coasting in over the 

A38 

at 13.09

 One of 67 photos

taken of the 

Airbus A380.

At 12.28

F-WWDD 

is on its final

approach.

 F-WWDD

lining up for its final departure at

13.42.

Filton 06-12-12

Walney Island regular shuttle bus

Be 200

G-CDFY

 PA-23 twin Comanche

G-LARE

both on apron 1.

 RAF Search and Rescue

Sea King

ZH541

heading to 

Frenchay Hospital.

Patchway and Pearce's Bridges 06-12-12

More G.A. visitors at Filton 05-12-121

Apron 1 had PA 28 Ckerokee

G-AVSI

Starting to depart

 With 

PA 23 Aztec

G-OART

also being readied for departure

 Beech 95 Baron 

G-ASOH landed

AT 14.06

as the other two

waited there departure

slot.

Filton 04-12-12

On passing at lunch time

PA-28

G-ATOP

was sat on apron 1

Another sad day at Filton. 03-12-12

Very sad day again.

The last ever Airbus Beluga

arriving to pick up a set of

A400M wings.

F-GSTA

on short finals to land.

 Taxing off the runway.

 Nose up ready to load

the final set of wings.