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Birmingham International Aiport

The first in a sequence of four shots of the approach to runway 15 at Birmingham, taken by me from the flightdeck of a Britannia 767 in September 2000. This shot shows how well the airfield stands out from the surrounding urban and wooded areas.

The second in a sequence of four shots on the approach to runway 15 at Birmingham, taken by me from the flightdeck of a Britannia 767 in September 2000.

The third in a sequence of four shots of the approach to runway 15 at Birmingham, taken by my from the flightdeck of a Britannia 767 in September 2000. The extra strips of asphalt on both sides of the runway that were laid a few years ago can be clearly seen, as can the widening of the concrete starter extension. It doesn't look very long from this angle, but that's approximately 8,000ft of asphalt to roll out on!

The fourth and final shot in the sequence of shots of the approach to runway 15 at Birmingham, taken by me from the flightdeck of a Britannia 767 in September 2000.

This shot is of a BA 1-11 on finals to runway 15 at Birmingham in 1989. I was a little bored so I was playing around trying for an 'artistic' shot with the approach lights and tall grass in the foreground. As can be seen the approach lights are metal poles with the lamps on top in yellow housings. The poles are anchored into the ground using concrete squares about one metre square.

Same aircraft, same approach, but after it had passed over my head! This shot is interesting for the localiser array which is typical of modern installations (Gatwick's is very similar for example).

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